ESSENTIAL

Whole milk provides an excellent nutritional foundation for young calves, but it may not consistently supply all the essential vitamins, trace minerals and functional ingredients needed to optimise health, growth and development during the milk-fed period. A quality milk additive helps bridge this gap by providing essential vitamins, organic trace minerals, gut health technologies and proven support against coccidiosis. For many calf rearers, it's an affordable insurance policy that helps ensure calves receive the nutritional support they need every day. ESSENTIAL™ delivers this support in one convenient, easy-to-mix daily supplement.

ESSENTIAL™ is designed to provide peace of mind by helping ensure milk-fed calves receive the essential vitamins, organic trace minerals, gut health technologies and coccidiosis protection they need throughout the milk-fed period. It helps reduce the risk of nutritional shortfalls while supporting calf health, immunity and development. For many calf rearers, ESSENTIAL™ is a simple, economical insurance policy that helps establish a solid foundation for healthy calves.

Yes. ESSENTIAL™ contains Bovatec® (lasalocid), which is approved for the control of the clinical signs of coccidiosis and the reduction of faecal shedding caused by Eimeria bovis and Eimeria zuernii in growing cattle. This helps protect calves during one of the highest-risk stages of early life.

Yes. ESSENTIAL™ combines prebiotics and probiotics delivering 15 billion live (active) CFU per 10g daily dose to support a healthy gut microbiome, natural immunity and digestive function. Together, these proven technologies help calves remain healthy, resilient and growing throughout the milk-fed period.

ESSENTIAL™ has been developed as a quality, value-focused medicated milk additive, providing the essential micro-nutritional and gut health technologies needed to support healthy milk-fed calves. For producers seeking the highest level of nutritional support, an advanced Triple-Action Synbiotic™, comprehensive support for both coccidiosis and cryptosporidiosis, premium functional yeast technologies and enhanced growth performance, we recommend THRIVE™, our flagship medicated calf supplement. Our team can help determine which product best suits your calf-rearing system and production goals.

Yes. ESSENTIAL™ can be mixed into whole milk or non-medicated calf milk replacer and fed at the recommended daily rate throughout the milk-fed period.