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Healthy Start - Livestock Nutritional Feed Supplement
A healthy intestinal microflora is critical for the health and performance of newborn and young animals as well as sick livestock. In older animals experiencing digestive challenges, such as medications, stress (heat, transport, co-mingling), keeping your animal on feed and the digestive system optimized is the key to your best return on investment. Culbac® Healthy Start® is manufactured using a unique process to produce a fermentation product that includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, phytonutrients, biopeptides and other important nutrients. Also included are proprietary, stabilized bacteria, including Lactobacillus cells. These are available throughout the digestive tract to animals fed Healthy Start. Optimized levels of beneficial intestinal bacteria modulates stress responses, enhances immunity, stimulates appetite, and supports overall animal health.
Healthy Start is all-natural, easy to use, and is designed for daily oral administration in livestock. Healthy Start is appropriate for newborn and young animals. Building digestive efficiency helps young animals grow faster and stronger, supporting them through the weaning process. An optimized digestive system boosts immunity and improves lifelong performance in livestock.
Healthy Start has been shown in scientific studies to increase healthy intestinal microflora in the rumen and throughout the digestive tract. Maintaining healthy intestinal microflora in the digestive system and minimizing pathogens (bad bacteria) in the digestive tract of animals minimizes challenges and illness. Supporting digestive changes through the weaning process helps to minimize the risk of scours and maintain performance. Healthy Start can be used in conjunction with other medication programs including antimicrobials (including essential oils), anti-parasitic, deworming, and vaccinations.
The benefits of Healthy Start are most apparent when the animal is stressed, immunologically challenged, or experiencing less-than-optimal environmental or nutritional conditions. Unlike probiotics, Healthy Start can be delivered with antibiotics because it is no longer live bacteria. Healthy Start is a dynamic functional feed supplement. Healthy Start is a concentrated all-natural feed additive. Optimizing gut health from the earliest days will minimize medication costs, improve overall health and magnify your return on investment (ROI).
Healthy Start supports the innate microbiome with inulin, glycoproteins, proteins, and polypeptides. Healthy Start provides vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and nutrients that are immediately bioavailable for uptake and use due to our unique fermentation process.
- Lower morbidity and mortality in newborn and young animals
- Maintaining feed intake through the weaning process for consistent weight gain
- Decreased intestinal issues
- Increase gut associated lymphoid tissues in the immune system
- Increased growth and development
- Increased nutrient absorption
- Improved feed to gain ratio
- Improved heifer calf reproductive performance
- More active and efficient rumen function
- Faster return to feed upon recovery from illness
Healthy Start is a unique fermentation product produced by utilizing a select strain of Lactobacillus in a specialized fermentation process. Healthy Start contains fermentation products and cell material that benefit the microbial population in the digestive tract. Studies have shown that a healthy intestinal microflora improves health and performance of calves. Improved intestinal health translates into improved ADG, feed efficiency, and feed intake.
Establishment of a strong immune system and development of cardiovascular and muscular structure is desired early in the life of young livestock for high productivity through life.
Healthy Start can be added to colostrum or milk, drenched, added to feed, or delivered in treated water systems for convenience on the farm.