At BioZyme, care that comes full circle starts in utero for many of our customers’ animals as quality nutrition is partitioned from mother to baby. However, we want to make sure every animal gets a strong start on their own. That’s why we have created products like VitaFerm® Sure Start Gel and Backyard Boost® Defense to help newborn animals get the start they deserve to thrive and survive.
VitaFerm Sure Start Gel is a unique product specifically formulated for calves to support immune function and overall health during the critical post-birth period. The BioZyme team worked collaboratively with researchers to develop its Broad Shield Technology, featured in Sure Start Gel, which combines IgY antibodies, MOS, and Amaferm for unparalleled immune and gut health support.
This proprietary blend of functional ingredients, alongside crucial nutrients like vitamin B12, helps ensure a strong start and increased calf vigor.
It comes in a one-dose tube that should be administered after the calf has received colostrum. The bright orange color helps distinguish which calves have been given it in the calving lot.
“I’ve been waiting YEARS for BioZyme to create a newborn calf gel, and they finally delivered! VitaFerm Sure Start Gel is a must-use product for calving in the upper Midwest where we run everything through a barn during winter and early spring. The utilization of IgY’s, MOS, vitamins E and B12, and combining all that with BioZyme’s staple ingredient Amaferm elevates this product above any other calf gel on the marketplace. Period!” — Brett Tostenson, Tostenson Family Cattle in South Dakota.
Make sure you have VitaFerm Sure Start Gel on your shelves and recommend it to your producers with spring calving herds in the coming months. It’s a small investment to ensure their calves get a strong start in the right direction.
Green Water Helps Prepare Chicks for a Strong Start
Just like newborn calves need a strong start, so do freshly hatched chicks. Perhaps even more so without the support of a mother nearby. For dealers with chick days promotions or those who order in chicks for customers, we recommend Backyard Boost Defense to help ensure your customers’ chicks flourish.
Backyard Boost Defense is a liquid supplement for poultry designed to support digestion and a healthy immune response. Like most BioZyme products, it is powered by Amaferm, a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. It also provides nutrients needed in times of stress – like moving to a new home or just being hatched – and promotes water intake and hydration.
“Backyard Boost is simply amazing! I picked up chicks from the post office. They were lethargic, droopy eyes, and I thought I would definitely lose some. I dipped all their beaks in water, and they fought me. I then took the water and added Backyard Boost, I walked out and left them. I came back 15 minutes later, and all the chicks were drinking and had drunk half of the water I put in with the Backyard Boost in it. All my chicks are alive, healthy and happy.” — Patti Wood, Oklahoma-based BioZyme dealer
As you prepare for spring Chick Days, Backyard Boost is a great product to have available, and easy to demonstrate in-store, by adding a dose to your in-store waterer. Be sure to visit the SAMM Center to get marketing materials including Backyard Boost Defense Shelf Danglers and download the sell sheets to have answers to FAQ handy for potential customers.
Remember, any in-store displays also qualify you for Dealer Reward points. It’s a win-win-win!
