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Recal Plus SS

Benefits for Cattle

We have now been researching the RECAL PLUS SS since the Spring of 2013. The RECAL PLUS SS is the same as RECAL PLUS except it is focused towards even better digestion.

When feeding the RECAL PLUS full benefits of this product aren’t seen for a whole year. Improving reproduction lowers days in milk which leads to a higher tank average, but this takes time.

Recommended for high forage low starch diets.

Benefits to Feeding RECAL PLUS SS

  • More consistent manure.
  • Stronger heats. Which is a no guarantee, but is a good indication of better reproduction to come.
  • If there is a mycotoxin issue or poor rumen health going on, we see increased dry matter intakes and more milk production. Then the dry matter intake tends to drop off do to better digestion, but milk production stays up.
  • If there is no mycotoxin issue and rumen health isn’t an issue we tend to see a decrease in dry matter intake. But milk production, % BF, % Protein and % OSOL stay the same.
  • With the RECAL PLUS SS we are also seeing better starch digestion. When adding RECAL PLUS SS to low forage (less than 55%) high starch diets (higher than 26%), we tend to see increase in milk and decreased dry matter intakes do to better digestion, but %BF drops. When the RECAL PLUS SS is added to high forage (55% or higher) low starch (less than 26%) diets we tend to see more milk and decreased dry matter intakes and the %BF stays the same. So we only recommend the RECAL PLUS SS for high forage diets. When we talk about decreased dry matter intakes you probably are wondering how much of a decrease. On high forage diets, greater than 55% we tend to see a 5% to 10% decrease in dry matter intakes.
  • At times of stress, such as calving time, high production, weather changes, feed changes and transportation the cows tend to keep their appetites due to the high production of vitamin-B12 in the rumen from the RECAL PLUS.
  • We are also seeing signs of better blood circulation. Such as stronger heats and cows showing earlier heats after calving. Improved milk let down on slow milking cows, less udder edema on fresh cows and better hoof health.
  • We have seen improvement in income over feed cost of $0.30 to $1.50/cow/day, depending on what is going on in the herd.
  • When feeding to dry and close up cows (which are the most important cows on the farm) the cows tend to calve in with less issues, less udder edema, better appetites, better rumination and show earlier heats.
  • Rations containing a lot of good alfalfa haylage (high protein) we tend to see MUN’s in the milk go up. Then you can back off on bean meal or canola.