🐮The Right Feed For Every Stage Of Calf Growth
From those first days of life through to weaning and beyond, your calf's nutritional needs change as it grows.
That's why Fresh Is Best Calf Pellets are available in 20%, 16% and 14% options, giving you a simple feeding progression as your calves develop.
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🐄 Choose The Right Pellet For Your Calf
CALF 20% — EARLY STAGE For Young Calves
Designed for the early stages of calf rearing, Calf 20% provides a high-protein source of energy and nutrition to encourage early pellet consumption and support rumen development.
Recommended from approximately 4 days of age.
✔️ 20% protein
✔️ Quality protein & energy
✔️ Highly palatable
✔️ Contains Bovatec® to aid in the control of coccidiosis
✔️ Designed to encourage early feed intake
Offer ad-lib from around four days of age alongside the calf's milk-rearing programme.
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CALF 16% — GROWING STAGE For Growing Calves
As calves grow and begin making greater use of pasture, their nutritional requirements change.
Calf 16% provides quality protein and energy to support continued growth as calves transition towards a pasture-based diet.
Recommend moving to Calf 16% when calves are around four weeks old and have access to quality high-protein spring pasture.
✔️ 16% protein
✔️ Quality protein & energy
✔️ Cereal grains for energy
✔️ Molasses for palatability
✔️ Contains Bovatec® to aid in the control of coccidiosis
Continue feeding as calves grow, recommending Calf 16% through the 100–150kg liveweight stage to help reduce growth checks during the transition to pasture.
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CALF 14% — DEVELOPING STAGE For Older, Growing Calves
Calf 14% provides a lower-protein option as calves continue developing and become increasingly reliant on quality pasture and forage.
It's a practical supplementary pellet for growing calves when additional nutrition is required alongside their normal diet.
✔️ Designed for growing calves
✔️ Practical supplementary feed
✔️ Easy-to-feed pellet
✔️ Ideal alongside quality pasture and roughage
Feed according to the calf's age, size, pasture quality and overall condition.
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🐄 A Simple Calf Feeding Progression
1️⃣ START — CALF 20% From around 4 days
Introduce pellets early and provide ad-lib alongside milk and quality roughage.
2️⃣ GROW — CALF 16% From around 4 weeks
Transition when calves are eating pellets well and have access to quality pasture.
3️⃣ DEVELOP — CALF 14% As calves continue growing
Move to a lower-protein supplementary pellet as calves become increasingly pasture-based and their nutritional requirements change.
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🌾 Don't Forget The Roughage
Pellets are only part of a successful calf-rearing programme.
Calves should have access to quality roughage such as pasture, hay or straw, as appropriate, along with plenty of fresh, clean drinking water.
Good calf nutrition is about bringing everything together:
Milk + pellets + roughage + pasture + clean water + good care
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💧 Fresh Water Is Essential
Make sure calves have access to fresh, clean drinking water at all times.
Clean water supports feed intake and is particularly important as calves begin consuming more dry feed.
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⚠️ Important Bovatec Information
The Calf pellets contain Bovatec® (lasalocid).
Do not feed these products alongside other ionophores such as monensin.
Do not allow dogs, horses, alpacas or other camelids access to feed containing Bovatec, as ingestion may be fatal.
Always follow the feeding directions and instructions on the product label.
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Which Calf Pellet Should I Choose?
Calf Stage - Recommended Pellet
🐄 Very young calves - Calf 20%
🐄 Growing calves - Calf 16%
🐄 Older developing calves - Calf 14%
If you're unsure which option is right for your calves, consider their age, weight, pasture quality and current feeding programme.
Give your calves the nutritional support they need at each stage of their development.
Available in 20kg bags.
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🐄 Want To Try It Before Buying A Full Bag?
Let Your Calves Be The Judge!
Not sure which Fresh Is Best Calf Pellet is right for your calves?
Sample packs are available!
Simply pay the postage and we'll send a sample straight to your door so you can introduce the feed to your calves before committing to a full 20kg bag.
👉 Order your FREE sample today and give it a try!
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Why Buy Your Calf Feed From NZ Lifestyle Group?
🚚 Delivered To Your Door
Order from home and we'll get your feed on its way to your property.
Forget loading heavy 20kg bags into the car and making another trip to the feed store.
🇳🇿 Proudly New Zealand Based
We're a Kiwi business supplying products for New Zealand lifestyle blocks, farms and animal owners.
🐄 Feed For Your Lifestyle Block
We understand that keeping animals is part of everyday life on a lifestyle block — so we focus on practical products that make animal care easier.
🛒 Easy Online Ordering
Order whenever it suits you without having to make a trip to the feed store.
📦 Convenient Delivery
Have your feed delivered directly to your property, ready when you need it.
📖 FREE Animal Care Guide
Your animal feed order also comes with a FREE Animal Care Guide, packed with practical tips to help you get the best from your animals.
Spend Less Time Shopping. More Time With Your Calves.
Order online. We deliver. You look after the calves.
