for improved performance

Rumen specific yeast for

Dairy Cows

Helps mycotoxin problems

Reduces acidosis

Improves digestion

Increases milk production

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Valuable feeds such as cereals, whether fed rolled, crimped, or as a highly digestible forage such as Wholecrop or Maize silage, increase acid loading in the rumen. High yielding dairy cows in early lactation are most at risk when high levels of concentrate are fed.

Biotal SC toxisorb helps to remove lactic acid from the rumen, as well as preventing the overproduction of lactic acid, so avoiding the problems of acidosis.

This means that cows get the best out of a highly productive winter diet (see graph).

Fresh grass at turnout also contains many fast fermenting sugars.

Biotal SC toxisorb ensures a smooth changeover from one diet to another which means better energy and protein use delivering more milk.

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Biotal SC toxisorbControlFeeding wet, acidic, grass silage to dairy cows can cause problems such as acidosis, laminitis and low feed intake, resulting in poor profitability.

Low energy intake leads to low milk yield, milk protein and can cause fertility problems. Supplementing with acidic feeds such as brewers grains can make matters worse.

Biotal SC toxisorb helps to remove lactic acid from the rumen thereby stabilising rumen pH.

As a result, trials have shown:

• higher dry matter intakes

• improved feed efficiency

• increased milk yield

• improved milk quality.

Biotal SC toxisorb contains a unique, live yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077, the first live yeast EU approved for feeding to dairy cows and selected for it’s specific and significant activities in the rumen. In addition Biotal SC toxisorb contains mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) and beta glucans which combat the problems associated with mycotoxins in feed and forage.

Biotal SC toxisorb stabilises rumen pH

Biotal SC toxisorb enables higher levels of fermentable energy sources to be fed

Biotal SC toxisorb

Control of acid production means more stable rumen pH

Stabilising Rumen pHpH following high starch feed

Extra Milk....on average +2.38 litres/day*

Plus • Milk quality maintained • Yield of protein +6.1% *In

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All cows need a certain amount of long fibre in the diet to help them ‘chew their cud’. Today there is a greater need to reduce costs and get more milk from forage.

Greater use of alternative forages typically means there is more fibre in the diet. Feeding Biotal SC toxisorb results in a higher population of cellulolytic bacteria (fibre digesting bacteria) and rumen fungi.

As a result, specific enzyme activity in the rumen is enhanced which improves digestibility of the forage in the diet. This contributes to greater feed efficiency, increased rate of feed digestion and better feed intake which means more milk from forage is possible.

Biotal SC toxisorb increases fibre digestion

Biotal SC toxisorb increases milk yields Biotal SC toxisorb trials and performance data

• Feed efficiency 12% better

• Milk yield up over 2 litres at peak with no adverse effect on milk quality

• Peak yield 14 days earlier

• Milk protein improved 0.19 points

• Improved dry matter intake

• Live weight loss reduced by 26%

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Increasing Rumen Fibre Digestibility

For all fibre digestion parameters,Biotal SC toxisorb showed

statistically significant increases

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cellulose fibresMicrobes

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Germany, Field Trial, 2000 86 cows +6% / +2.31 litres

California, Field Trial, 1998 1200 cows +4.7% / +1.51 litres

France, Agricultural College, 2002 62 cows +4.3% / +1.31 litres

Germany, Technical University, 2002 36 cows +9% / +3.4 litres

Italy, University Trial, 2002 54 cows +4.6% / +1.51 litres

UK Kemble Field Trial 2002 180 cows +4.0% / +1.4 litres

New York Farm Institute Inc 2003 300 cows +4.6% / +1.9 litres

China, Beijing Agric University 2003 50 cows +4.8% / +1.52 litres

Saudi Arabia ABNAE Farm 2003 144 cows +7.1% / +2.79 litres

Lactating animals such as high yielding dairy cows need a good supply of metabolisable protein for milk production. Biotal SC toxisorb results in a greater

rumen microfloral population which improves the supply to the hind gut, which means there is a lower requirement for expensive by-pass protein in the feed.

Animal Milk

Biotal Ltd, Collivaud House, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PDTel: (029) 2047 5550 Fax: (029) 2047 5598E-mail: biotal@biotal.com www.biotal.co.uk

Biotal SC toxisorb contains mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) that help to decrease the detrimental effects of mycotoxins by detoxifying contaminated feedstuffs during passage through the digestive tract. Researchers have demonstrated that MOS has a beneficial impact on animal growth and health, by binding to foreign bodies such as mycotoxins produced by fungi. If the mycotoxin is bound strongly enough, its absorption by the digestive tract will be prevented and it will pass through the animal without affecting it.

Biotal SC toxisorb binds mycotoxins

Symptoms of mycotoxin poisoning

One of the problems with diagnosing mycotoxin poisoning is that many of the symptoms can be caused by a range of other factors e.g. energy shortfall, acidosis, mineral deficiencies

• Reduced dry matter intake• Reduced milk yield• Poor fertility• Abortions• Poor growth rate• Scouring• Cows underperforming

Reductions in performance and increases in health problems from mouldy feed are often moderate (5-10%) if mycotoxins are not present. Mycotoxin contamination leads to greater losses, even when mould is not apparent.

Digestibility and intake may be reduced due to the unpalatable nature of mould, therefore mouldy feed should always be discarded if possible.

Biotal SC toxisorb also contains beta glucans which stimulate an immune response by activating macrophages produced by the animal’s own immune system. This produces a non specific immune response by enhancing the animal’s own defences, which then engulf and destroy mycotoxins.

IngredientsLive yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (I -1077) EU approved for dairy cows and beef cattle.Mannan oligosaccharidesBeta glucans.

Pack size

Supplied as a 12.5kg bag. Each bag feeds 100 cows for 5 days at the recommended dose rate of 25gms per cow per day.

Product details

Biotal SC toxisorb stimulates the immune system