Optiprill Springer Safe South Island

Agvance’s Optiprill Springer Safe South Island is a well-balanced early lactation mineral supplement, specially formulated to be safe to feed to springers while still meeting the mineral requirements of lactating cows. A well-balanced early lactation mineral supplement, specifically formulated to be safe to feed to springers while still meeting the mineral requirements of lactating cows. Containing good levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and trace minerals. Optiprill Springer Safe South Island is perfectly suited to farmers wanting to run springers through the shed to help get them used to loading in the shed and eating the grain, while giving them a safe and worthwhile dose of minerals, which will help aid them through the transition period. Scientifically-proven benefits:
  • Molasses coating for excellent palatability
  • Sealed for dryness and flowability
  • Processed for consistency and hardness
  • Fast breakdown and release in the rumen
  • Superior absorption
  • Premium range of available ingredients
  • Safe to feed to springers
Talk to your local Agvance Consultant Optiprill has been specifically designed to meet the mineral nutrition and supplement needs of the cow at every level with combinations to suit production level, feed mineral levels, specific health challenges and stage of lactation. Optiprill Springer Safe South Island is the revolutionary mineral prill for transitioning dairy cattle in the South Island that delivers all the minerals your springers need in a form that is safe for them. Cows love it. And because it tastes great, you know your cows are eating the full dose each time. With Optiprill, you can eliminate time and money wasted on-farm. Its high palatability and superior absorption increase mineral accuracy and cost-effectiveness. You’ll also say goodbye to the hassle and mess of dusting. Get the science behind Optiprill mineral supplementation Optiprill is the result of many years of research, machinery development, and testing. When farmers told us they wanted a better alternative to dusting that would decrease waste, we decided to create a mineral supplement fed through the inline shed feeding system to increase dosing consistency, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.  We went on a global search for the best quality mineral supplements that could be manufactured into a strong and great-tasting prill. We weren’t interested in the status quo, we’d set our sights on creating a product to deliver measurable, improved mineral performance to the cow while removing the hassle, cost, and waste of dusting. Our search led us to products that, when tested, showed better performance than any other market equivalent.  Independent and in-house test results gave us the confidence to release Optiprill to the New Zealand market as a superior, complete mineral supplement staple.  Optiprill Springer Safe is great for South Island springers, and they love it. Get in touch today for specific advice or to order: Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance consultant directly or login to your Agvance account.

What the research shows

  • A meta-analysis of transition cow studies reported that feeding lower DCAD diets before calving was linked with a lower risk of milk fever, with outcomes also affected by calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and length of feeding period. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72130-0
  • In a controlled pre-calving study, cows offered a negative DCAD diet showed a smaller drop in blood ionised calcium at calving and needed less post-calving calcium treatment to keep blood calcium in the normal range. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23588
  • A study comparing anionic supplement sources within negative DCAD diets found both approaches lowered urine pH and created the acidification needed to support calcium mobilisation, while one source also improved pre-calving dry matter intake without hurting milk production after calving. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-16991
Limits

These studies assess negative DCAD feeding strategies and different anionic supplement sources, not this specific Agvance product. 

Study details and links

What was tested

Research on close-up dry cow feeding with negative DCAD diets, including a meta-analysis, a controlled study of calcium metabolism around calving and a comparison of anionic supplement types used in negative DCAD programmes.

Milk fever incidence, blood calcium and ionised calcium, urine pH, feed intake before calving, metabolic acidification and post-calving production responses. 

  • Hypocalcemia in Dairy Cows: Meta-analysis and Dietary Cation Anion Difference Theory Revisited, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72130-0
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16428636/ 
  • Influence of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and the magnitude of calcium decline at the onset of lactation on mineral metabolism and physiological responses, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2023-23588
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37769944/
  • Effects of anionic supplement source in prepartum negative dietary cation-anion difference diets on serum calcium, feed intake, and lactational performance of multiparous dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2019-16991
    PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32113769/
  • The evidence supports the negative DCAD approach rather than this branded product in isolation. 
  • Results still depend on the full transition ration and how consistently cows consume it, including the mineral profile of the base diet and the number of days fed before calving.
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