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Crystalyx Extra High Energy

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Reduces the risk of twin lamb disease.
  • Enhances milk production.
  • Maintains body condition during pregnancy to maximise lamb vitality and health.
  • Optimises lamb birth weight to produce healthy vigorous lambs.
  • Improves lamb daily live weight gain.
  • Half the intake compared to other established feed blocks.
  • Does not break up in cold wet conditions.
  • Intake 30g-70g per ewe per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Sheep
Application

Flushing and Tupping: Crystalyx Extra High Energy has been proven by Newcastle University and Kansas State University to increase forage intake by 15% and forage digestion by 10%, the increased intake and digestion is key in ensuring that ewes reach the correct body condition score quickly before mating with the ram. Over fat or thin ewes take longer to come on heat when rams are turned in, and the oestrus period is erratic with fewer eggs shed and are thus more likely to be barren.

Mid Pregnancy Feeding: Should aim to keep ewes in top condition, loss of condition while pregnant will jeopardise placental development and reduce body reserves available for milk production. Trials conducted at Newcastle University found that ewes with access to Crystalyx Extra High Energy maintained better condition than ewes on grass alone, and their lambs subsequently had a 5% higher growth rate.

Weaning and Finishing Lambs: Weaning can often be a stressful time for lamb’s and many can lose condition due to no longer receiving the nutrients once contained within their mothers milk. Providing lambs with Crystalyx Extra High Energy after weaning provides all the supplementary nutrients necessary to balance grass and make up for the loss of the ewes milk. The high levels of sugar present in Crystalyx stimulates the rumen allowing the lamb to consume and digest more forage resulting in improved growth rates.

Crystalyx Cattle Booster

Crystalyx Cattle Booster is a feed tub ideally suited for use in dairy and beef farming systems, in both cases Cattle Booster has been shown (through University research trials) to increase forage intake and digestibility:

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Improves animal health and fertility.
  • Increases DLWG by up to 25%
  • Reduce the risk of acidosis by stimulating saliva production to help maintain a stable rumen pH
  • Helps buffer wet acidic silages and stimulate silage intakes
  • Reduces loss of body condition in early lactation to optimise performance and fertility
  • Young stock 100g-150g per head per day
  • Mature cows 150g-250g per head per day
  • Bulls 200g-300g per head per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Dairy

Application

Application

Beef Farming: Crystalyx Cattle Booster has undergone rigorous trials and research over the last 20 years, with results continually proving that Cattle Booster stimulates forage intake and digestion in cattle. Research at Kansas State University has confirmed that Cattle Booster increases forage intake by as much as 15%, and increase digestion by a further 10%.

The increase in forage intake and digestion has a direct effect on cattle daily live weight gain (DLWG), with a 25% increase being noted in trials at Newcastle University. In the vast majority of trials done, Cattle Booster has more than doubled the investment by extra growth performance. i.e for every £1 spent on the product, a £2 return was gained.

Dairy Farming: The ability to get the cow in calf and producing milk is of vital importance in any dairy enterprise, Crystalyx Cattle Booster contains high levels of selenium and copper which have an important role in improving fertility of dairy cows and breeding bulls. Research in Bandenburg, Germany showed a 15% increase in pregnancy rates when Cattle Booster was trialled on dairy replacement heifers, and in separate trails Cattle Booster was proven to show to improve bull fertility by 24%.

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Crystalyx High Mag

Crystalyx Cattle High-Mag is a high magnesium lick that is designed to help maintain normal blood magnesium levels in beef and dairy livestock during periods of risk. The quality of the magnesium and the method in which Cattle High-Mag is produced means that it is highly palatable and digestible.

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements, and vitamins.
  • Reduces the risk of twin lamb disease.
  • Enhances ewe milk production.
  • Maintains body condition during pregnancy to maximise lamb vitality and health.
  • Optimises lamb birth weight to produce healthy vigorous lambs.
  • Improves lamb daily live weight gain.

Livestock:

  • Beef
  • Dairy

Application

Application

Magnesium Supplementation: Cattle are in most need of magnesium supplementation during Spring and Autumn months. Spring grass is typically fast growing and lush, however it usually contains high levels of potassium which reduces magnesium availability. Cattle must include magnesium in their diet in order to maintain normal blood magnesium levels during these risk periods, magnesium salts are a way of providing a source of magnesium, but they are bitter and not readily taken by cattle. Crystalyx Cattle High-Mag however provides a highly palatable form of magnesium that is readily available with every lick that the cow takes. Research at Glasgow University (School of Veterinary Medicine) has confirmed that the high digestibility and availability of the magnesium sources used in Crystalyx Cattle High-Mag ensures that normal blood magnesium levels are maintained when target intakes are achieved. Costing between 15p and 23p per day, Crystalyx Cattle High-Mag is convenient and economical to use.

Crystalyx Standard

Crystalyx Standard is the ideal tub to be fed to a mixed farming system. Standard provides livestock with high levels of energy and an excellent source of protein, along with valuable source of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Standard can be used as a supplementary source of magnesium for ewes in early lactation.

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Does not break up in cold wet conditions.
  • Typical intakes sheep 35g-60g per head per day
  • Typical intakes beef 200g-300g per head per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Sheep

Application

Application

Crystalyx Standard is ideally suited for livestock that are grazed on poor/variable grazing areas such as uplands, moorlands or marsh. Standard contains 5% magnesium and can be a valuable tool in preventing hypomagnesaemia. Research at Newcastle University confirmed that providing cattle with Crystalyx can increase both the rate and extent of forage digestion, with trials on poorer quality of forage showing an even greater noted improvement.

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Crystalyx Easy Breather

Crystalyx Easy Breather is a feed lick specially designed with the intention to help alleviate stress and respiratory problems in calves and sheep. Respiratory problems in calves and sheep are most prevalent in autumn and winter, especially when the animals are housed. Containing menthol and eucalyptus Crystalyx Easy Breather offers a natural aid to maintain a healthy respiratory system.

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  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Helps calves regain appetite after a stress or challenge.
  • A powerful natural aid to help calves resist respiratory challenges.
  • Reduces the risk of growth checks.
  • Intake per lamb 10g-20g per calf 30g-40g
  • Intake per sheep 30g-40g head/day older calves 80g-100g head/day
  • Available in 5Kg mini tubs and 22.5Kg tubs.

Livestock

  • Beef Calves
  • Dairy Calves
  • Sheep

Application

Application

Respiratory problems and stress in calves and sheep: Calves, like children, are particularly prone to respiratory problems, as they have not developed any natural immunity to many infectious organisms. The severity of the problems can vary from a mild nasal discharge and coughing in a group of calves, to severe pneumonia with some deaths. Crystalyx Easy Breather aims to help alleviate and prevent respiratory problems.

Crystalyx Champion and nationally acclaimed dairy herdsman Richard Bown uses Crystalyx Easy Breather as an integral part of his young stock rearing programme. Richard has seen a 90%-95% reduction in the use of antibiotics in his calves since he introduced Easy Breather into his feeding system, and would not like to be without it over the winter months.

Crystalyx Garlyx

Crystalyx Garlyx is primarily designed to maximise animal performance by stimulating forage intake and digestion, with an added high concentration of garlic to protect cattle and sheep from biting insects. The natural high sulphur compounds in garlic act as an insect repellent which ward off fly’s and other biting insects.

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Helps to repel biting insects and reduces the risk of infection from insect bites.
  • Reduces restlessness and irritation in grazing stock.
  • Balances nutrient deficiencies in summer grass.
  • Typical intakes youngstock 100g-150g per head per day
  • Typical intakes sheep 30g-40g per head per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Sheep
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Crystalyx Optimum

Crystalyx Optimum is a very high energy lick designed specifically to provide selected key nutrients to help stimulate the appetite and dry feed intake in freshly calved cows. Optimum helps improve energy balance in early lactation by providing a source of rumen-by-pass energy for the cow.

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  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Reduces the risk of ketosis and acidosis
  • Helps optimise fertility by improving nutrient balance.
  • Improves milk yield.
  • Intake 100g-200g per cow per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Dairy

Application

Application

Early Lactation: Maximising appetite and dry matter intake in early lactation is the key to healthy and highly productive cows. A period of negative energy balance occurs in early lactation when a cow’s appetite lags behind the increased energy and nutrient requirement for milk production, meaning that the cow milks off her own back and subsequently loses condition. This excess mobilisation of body fat can result in ketosis and fatty liver and lead to an increased risk of milk fever. Optimum readdresses this balance by increasing forage intake and digestion therefore giving the cow more energy to utilise. Optimum also contains other proven buffers, including live yeast, which helps prevent the build up of lactic acid that can cause acidosis. This stabilises rumen pH within Optimum limits and reduces the risk of digestive upsets, ensuring feed intake is maximised to support optimum heath, fertility and lactation.

Research carried out at University of Agriculture, Kracow, Poland has confirmed that feeding Crystalyx Optimum reduces the calving interval in cows, allowing cows to become more profitable as they have more time to produce milk over their life.

Crystalyx Organyx

Crystalyx Organyx Plus & Crystalyx Organyx Garlic is 100% organic and fully approved under Great Britain Organic farming systems. Suitable for all classes of Beef, Sheep and Dairy livestock.

  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility.
  • Fully approved 100% organic feed under UK Certification.
  • Improves animal health and performance
  • Does not break up in cold wet conditions.
  • Typical intakes sheep 30g-50g per head per day
  • Typical intakes cattle 150g-250g per head per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Sheep

Application

Application

Organic livestock production is intended to “contribute to the equilibrium of agricultural production systems”. However, animal welfare must not be jeopardised in organic systems and the EU Council Regulations on organic reccognise this by stating “in order to provide the basic nutritional requirements of livestock, certain minerals and trace elements may need to be used under well-defined conditions” such as when organic livestock producers can show evidence of mineral and trace element deficinces in home-grown forages.

Crystalyx Organyx Plus and Crystalyx Organyx Garlic contains both major minerals and added trace elements which is ideal to be fed either in house or at grass. Ideal for for flushing ewes and cows/heifers during the service period.

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Crystalyx Pre-Calver

Crystalyx Pre-Calver is perfect for feeding to both dairy and beef cows during the dry period, as it provides a low calcium/high magnesium diet which greatly reduces the risk of milk fever and slow calving. The increased levels of magnesium contained in Crystalyx Pre-Calver helps improve muscle tone. Inadequate levels can lead to slow calving syndrome where calving can be difficult and prolonged.

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  • Optimises performance by stimulating forage intakes and digestibility while providing all essential mineral, trace elements and vitamins.
  • Maintains optimum blood magnesium levels to reduce the risk of milk fever and ‘slow calvings’.
  • Supports and maintains a strong, health immune system.
  • Optimises calf health and vigour (more “get up and go”).
  • Reduces the risk of difficult calvings and retained placenta.
  • Conditions cows during the dry period to maintain optimum health.
  • Replenishes trace elements and vitamin reserves pre-calving.
  • Intakes 180-250g per cow per day
  • Available in 22.5Kg tubs and 80Kg buckets

Livestock

  • Beef
  • Dairy

Application

Application

Dry Cow Feeding: Many dry cows receive no special attention during this most important period and are often expected to graze pasture in a cleaning up role. For a very small investment in Pre Calver (14p-20p per cow per day) the forage diet can be supplemented to ensure there are no nutritional deficiencies and help the dry cow to recover to optimum condition prior to calving.

Research carried out at Liggins Institute in New Zealand showed that giving access of Crystalyx Pre-Calver to dairy cows pre calving and early lactation significantly reduced the incidences of milk fever, mastits and the need for assisted calving. Pre-Calver has also been shown to substantially increase the levels of selenium and zinc found in the cows bloodstream.

Crystalyx Piglyx

Crystalyx Piglyx is a mineralised molasses lick block that is designed to encourage the natural rooting instinct in pigs. Piglyx has been extensively researched and has been found to have a calming influence, leading to a more relaxed and stress free pig pen.

  • Encourage the natural rooting instinct
  • Satisfy pigs natural curiosity
  • Available with a bespoke ground fixed holder
  • Hygienic and easy to use
  • Intake 10g-30g per pig per day (dependant on weight/age)
  • Available in 5Kg mini tubs

Livestock

  • Pig

Application

Application

Piglyx is a natural and effective way to help reduce financial losses resulting from tail biting. By enriching the environment and encouraging natural rooting behaviour Piglyx helps reduce the incidence of tail biting, making pigs more docile and in turn improves animal performance.

Tail biting is a major animal welfare and an economic problem for the pig industry as severe tail bighting can lead to reduced weight gain, increased vet and treatment costs as well as higher culling and carcass condemnation.

Stress increases the activity levels seen in pigs. Chewing and investigation are natural behaviours of pigs, and if these are not provided for then problems can arise and tail biting may be seen. Once tail biting has started, without prompt action it spreads rapidly within a group.

A proven and effective way to reduce tail biting is to enrich the pig’s environment by giving them access to Crystalyx PIGLYX, a product that is ingestible, chewable and destructible.

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