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Effective Easy Breeding with VitaFerm® Concept•Aid®
How much is one more calf worth?
When it comes to the cow-calf producer each live calf is added profit to his or her bottom line. That is why it is so important to help them determine which VitaFerm® Concept•Aid® formula to use and educate and encourage them to begin feeding that formula at least 60 days prior to calving through breeding.
Because there are so many formulas available of the VitaFerm Concept•Aid, we have developed several tools to help you educate your customers on their differences and help them decide which is the correct formula for them.
Videos
A short video about each formula is available online if you click on the product tab. Each video is about one minute and highlights the features and benefits of each product. These are ideal to share on your own social media or on a dedicated screen within your dealership as well.
Spec Sheet
In the same online tab as the videos and in the Online Dealer Center under the product information, you can find a spec sheet about each product. This will outline specific nutritional information and feeding rates in a simple, easy-to-follow format. These are in a downloadable format and easy to print.
They make a great quick reference to keep on hand.
VitaFerm Concept•Aid Product Navigator
This five-question quiz is a simple way to help producers discover which formula is best suited to their management scenario and resources. After the producer answers questions about feed availability and production goals, a formula will be suggested to them. You can help them adjust accordingly with your product knowledge.
It is important to emphasize to your customers that not only does the VitaFerm Concept•Aid assist the cow herd during breeding, it provides the cows great nutrition year-round and provides them added absorption of nutrients they need from the feedstuffs and forages available to them.
GET TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR NEEDS.
Be sure to understand each of your customer’s individual challenges to help them achieve reproductive success and profitability in their herd. Is their calving window longer than they would like? Too many open cows due to poor breed back? Low-quality forages available due to extreme weather patterns this past year? Find out what they are facing and recommend a VitaFerm Concept•Aid for them.
Challenge: Poor breed back rates leading to more open
cows.
How to Relevantly Position VitaFerm Concept•Aid: Reduce your risk by investing in the Concept•Aid mineral program to maximize your reproductive efficiency. Leverage the power of organic trace minerals, high levels of vitamin E and selenium to promote optimized fertility and quick reproductive tract repair to ensure a faster breed back.
Challenge: Constant weather challenges led to tightened budgets, and often times, mineral and supplementation programs were cut leading to thin cows, which resulted in poor conception rates and longer calving seasons.
How to Relevantly Position VitaFerm Concept•Aid: Reduce your labor and length of calving season with the help of Concept•Aid. You can trust the Amaferm® advantage to deliver more energy for reproductive success while elevated vitamin E levels lend to faster reproductive tract repair and quicker breed back to shorten your calving window, helping to maximize your efforts.
Challenge: Irregular weather patterns have resulted in low-quality forages and winter pastures.
How to Relevantly Position VitaFerm Concept•Aid: Don’t let winter grazing limit your performance. Let Concept•Aid help maximize digestibility and absorption with the power of Amaferm! Choose the phosphorous level that suits your forage best to help promote milk production and higher calf weaning weights.
Challenge: Soft markets and fewer calves on the ground
will require higher weaning weights to differentiate and stay profitable come sale time.
How to Relevantly Position VitaFerm Concept•Aid: Allow Concept•Aid products to deliver optimal digestive health and nutrition through the power of Amaferm resulting in performance that pays. Through increased absorption and elevated levels of
phosphorous, you can expect an 11% increase in calf weaning weights above the national average (Source: VitaFerm Reproductive Success Report)
Letters From Lisa – January 2022
In business it is easy to get bogged down and to try to work on tons of things. But complexity is potentially the enemy in all that we do.
Now often at the start of a year, we resolve to “fix” things. Luckily a literal and figurative clear-out like that can often help us focus on fewer things more effectively rather than trying to focus on too much at once.
According to Merriam-Webster, keeping it simple means making something easy to understand or do, not going into too much detail, and sticking to the point.
Humans tend to like complexity more than simplicity, especially at work. We often find it hard to believe that simple solutions will actually work. We mistakenly think ‘simple’ is the same as ‘easy’ when they’re actually very different. As we start this new year, let’s work together to keep growing business by trying to keep things simple.
In fact, let’s commit to focus on three things all year:
Know Your Customer
Know Your Checkbook
Tell Everyone
Know Your Customer
Understanding what your customers want collectively and individually is key to growth. Having an in-depth of knowledge – or knowing more than their name, gender and herd size is paramount. As a business, knowing your customers’ kids, hobbies, tastes and interests along with what they watch, listen to and read can be a profitable advantage.
Understanding your customers’ buying behavior is also very important. As a business, you need to comprehend what type of person is most likely to need or want the product or service you provide. These are some of the key questions that you need to ask yourself daily:
- What is their reason for purchasing your product or service?
- How often are they going to need to buy that product or utilize the service? If you can be proactive with your outreach efforts around the time you know they will purchase, chances are the customer won’t look elsewhere.
- Where are they most likely to purchase? If you are a brick-and- mortar business and hear from your customers that they would prefer to order online, then it makes sense to change your business model to include an ecommerce or online ordering component.
Companies that know what their clients want and what they expect can also work on customizing the customer experience to create loyalty and repeat business. Listen to your customers’ feedback and provide sound advice if that’s what they want.
It is crucial to take every advantage to outsmart your competitor. Understanding and building upon your customer knowledge and relationship will put you ahead of the game.
Know Your Checkbook
Keeping accurate records helps keep the doors open. Knowing your records and simply using what they tell you to drive growth makes a business thrive. A business checkbook is often the primary source of record-keeping for many small businesses, according to the Internal Revenue Service. However, for a larger business know your checkbook translates into know your financials. Or in our new simple terms for all of us – know how much money you have and can/should invest in helping the business thrive.
It is ok to ask for help here. It is not ok to never look at your numbers and the money they are generating and also know what they are telling you.
Tell Everyone
The U.S. Small Business Administration recommends, “As a general rule, small businesses with revenues less than $5 million should allocate 7-8% of their revenues to marketing.” This percentage is based on companies that have profits in the 10-12% range.
Whether you run a small business
or a multi-million-dollar corporation, marketing is essential to your profitability and growth. Products and services don’t sell themselves. By ignoring marketing until it’s too late, many small businesses risk hitting a brick wall and quite possibly, failing (just putting it simply).
So, what does tell everyone mean? Simple, tell everyone so everyone tells everyone (Tidbit: you must tell them 7 times before they even hear you). I like to think of the Christian song Pass it On for this concept. If you don’t know the words, it goes like this . . .
“It only takes a spark. To get a fire going. And soon all those around can warm up in its glowing.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if the glowing was your business?
The paper clip. The post-it note. The BioZyme product center. Some of the best ideas in the world are also the simplest. Take some time to give these three simple, focused tactics a try. You might find yourself discovering a fresh lease on life at work. Happy 2022!!

January 2022 Changes
CUSTOMER PICK-UPS
- Due to BioZyme additions at both Stockyards and Easton building locations and the resulting limited space for storage, customer pick-ups will need to be picked up within two days of the ship date requested by the customer which is reiterated upon the receipt of the email notice when your order is ready. We appreciate your cooperation during this time and hope we can count on your support without moving to more extreme measures.
COVID SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATES
- At BioZyme, we are continuing to experience logistics challenges for our ingredients and materials, such as our packaging, which are resulting in both shortages and increased costs. In addition, we got word last week that many of our bulk ingredients will be under a severe shortage until Q2 of 2022, and if they are available can be expected to cost 200% more. We are working tirelessly to overcome these challenges to keep pricing under control and continue to deliver quality products quickly, but it is getting harder and harder.
FULLFILLMENT UPDATES
- We are currently testing a new fullfillment process on our tubs, and as soon as the test is proven successful, all orders for tubs will be fulfilled directly from the manufacturer. Please watch your email in the coming months for more information about this change.
- Starting January 1, 2022, BioZyme® will require a minimum order of 2.5 tons. We will also no longer be mixing pallets for VitaFerm and Gain Smart products. Pallets may be mixed for Vitalize, DuraFerm and Sure Champ products. These changes are being implemented due to the ongoing challenges we are experiencing with reliability and availability of LTL shipping. Distribution partners are available for smaller and mixed pallet orders with coverage in over 30 states. If you need help working through these partners, please contact your Area Sales Manager or the Outreach Support Center at (816) 596-8785 or jenmilller@biozymeinc.com.
PRICING UPDATES
- Starting January 1, 2022, new MAP pricing goes into effect for several of the Page 2 products. Separate communication with the updated pricing was sent by both mail and email in November. If you did not receive this information, please contact Jennifer Miller at jenmiller@biozymeinc.com.
February 2022 Changes
PRODUCT UPDATES
- Starting February 1, 2022, Vitalize® Blazin’ 32 oz bottle packaging will be updated from a 32 oz twin neck squeeze bottle to a 32 oz pump bottle.
Happy New Year from BioZyme!
We hope you have a great holiday and are ready to start the new year off strong!
Vitalize Ambassadors’ Success Help Generate Interest from End-Users
The most exciting 10 days in rodeo happen each year in December. This year the National Final’s Rodeo (NFR) is December 2-11, back at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. For 15 elite cowboys and cowgirls, this is their Superbowl – their opportunity to be named champion of their respective sports, and this year, Vitalize® is represented in four events by five of the top athletes in the business.
Ambassadors are a way to promote the products we sell, and the ambassador program is very predominant in the Vitalize line. Who doesn’t want their horse to have the same #goodgut feeling as top rodeo athletes like Emily Miller-Beisel or Haven Meged? We also have ambassadors who ride performance horses like Olympic medalists Laura Kraut and Ian Millar.
Regardless of the discipline, top equine athletes rely on Vitalize, and when the end-users discover that, it helps push them to want to use the products too.
In 2020, two Vitalize Ambassadors competed in the NFR, and BioZyme made sure to have a presences with its Vitalize and VitaFerm® lines. Barrell Racer Miller-Beisel rides with a Vitalize patch, and 2019 World Champion Tie-Down Roper Meged is patched with VitaFerm, as he feeds the mineral to his cattle on his Montana ranch.
Last year, Vitalize banner ads were on Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV websites, as well as a television commercial ran every other night of the performance, for a total of five nights.
Ten-second video pre-rolls ran on the Cowboy Channel app, and a feature article was also included with both Facebook and Instagram posts through the Cowboy Channel. Additionally, we ran carrousel ads with Team Roping Journal the week before the NFR and during the second full week.
“We saw unprecedented traffic to the Vitalize website with over 10,000 hits in that 10-day NFR span,” said Ashley Fitzsimmons, BioZyme Regional Marketing Coordinator. “We plan to do all of the same things, except run our television commercial all 10 nights this year, which should really push people to the website and the dealer locator. We have also been running a commercial all year for increased brand awareness.”
This year’s Vitalize Ambassadors that competed at the NFR include:
MARCOS COSTA – 2017 World Champion Tie-Down Roper from Brazil. This is his fourth NFR appearance, but his first since 2017. Costa is a huge fan of a variety of Vitalize products to keep his horses feeling their best.
“If you try the Vitalize® products you can’t go wrong. This is not something to give your horses just for peace of mind. Amaferm and these products make a real difference. After just 90 days I saw a dramatic difference in the performance of my horses and can say for sure I’ll be using these products until I retire (and beyond).”
HAVEN MEGED – 2019 World Champion Tie-Down Roper from Montana. This is his third consecutive NFR. Meged uses the Vitalize Alimend and Gel to make sure his horses are at the top of their game.
“I’m always making sure my horses stay healthy and on a good nutrition program from Vitalize®. I make sure everything is on top of their game, and they are getting the best supplements they can get. My horses look great.”
TREY YATES – Team Roper (Heeler) from Colorado. This is his second trip to the NFR. He won the average in 2018 at his first appearance. He relies on Hyaluronex® to keep his horse’s joints working their best.
“My horses really like Hyaluronex® Joint. They are doing awesome on it. It’s easy to feed; I just squirt it on their hay or cubes, and they eat it right up. They haven’t missed a beat and we’ve had an awesome summer. I’m so glad to be part of your team.”
TYLER PEARSON – 2017 World Champion Steer Wrestler from Oklahoma. This is Pearson’s fifth qualification to the Finals. He relies on a fast, smart horse to succeed in his sport.
“I can definitely tell a difference in how my horses feel since I started using the Hyaluronex® and Vitalize Equine Gel.”
EMILY MILLER-BEISEL – Barrel Racer from Oklahoma who will be competing at her third NFR. She relies on the Vitalize products to help keep her horses healthy and happy.
“A happy horse is a horse that’s going to perform and if they are not 100%, they can’t do their job. In a competition like professional barrel racing, you must have your horses at their best all the time. If you don’t have your horse at its best, somebody else does. Being reassured that my horses have that Vitalize® supplement and they are feeling good, is one less thing for me to worry about. If they aren’t feeling good, and time comes down to a one-hundredth of a second, everything counts. So, you have got to have them tip-top and ready to go.”
Everyone wants to be like a champion. Watching champions like these five compete during 10 nights of the NFR and seeing their featured commercial on the Cowboy Channel helps drive them to the Dealer Locator and will help drive them to you!
“We will be running our own social campaigns as well highlighting this ambassador team. Dealers are encouraged to share and promote the content being put out by Vitalize Equine and VitaFerm during this exciting time to take advantage of pull through marketing efforts,” Fitzsimmons said.
Using Ambassadors like these to promote our products are great ways to increase awareness. Be part of that growth!
Letters From Lisa – December 2021
Outreach is an effort by individuals in an organization to connect and assist the efforts of other organizations. Outreach can help acquire new customers, re-engage past customers, encourage repeat purchases or upsell opportunities.
It is a well-known fact that companies using outreach as a strategy grow faster since they tend to believe in changing the future using recommended actions not just hoping the future turns out for the better. It is this fact that motivates me to constantly look and see the actions we take at BioZyme® to provide this connection to the amazing organizations that support us in the goal of providing “care that comes full circle” to the animals we have the honor to support.
Looking is a physical act; seeing is a mental process of perception. Seeing involves recognizing or connecting the information the eyes take in to ensure one is creating meaning. So, when I look for outreach at BioZyme what I see that has meaning is really four-fold. It includes our marketing, our dealer center, our outreach support team’s efforts and our ASMs in all that they do in the field. How do each of these try to connect and assist you?
Marketing At BioZyme, marketing’s number one goal is to push consumers to the Dealer Locator at biozymeinc.com so they can find you. Every marketing effort we do is measured on that goal. These metrics are tracked monthly and in a yearly accumulation as you see below.
Dealer Center In a survey of 4,500 consumers via Facebook, it was found that the number one expectation of the stores they visit was knowledge of the products sold in the store. Our dealer center offers many things, but its main purpose is easy access to product education. Through our product center you can get the desired knowledge directly or in a manner you can easily share via quick product videos.
Outreach Support The Outreach Support Center has one goal, touching dealers and users of the BioZyme products to ensure they know we care and are here to help them anyway we can orders, content, access, connectivity. Calculated defined contact pays dividends when the investment goal is growth.
ASMs Our area sales managers’ job description states their job is to sell and service our existing dealer/distributor network and customer base AND to identify and cultivate new partnering and growth opportunities to grow the business of the territory (you).
I think defining outreach as a way to connect and assist is a good focus as we approach Christmas. Isn’t that exactly what God did by sending His Son. He had an earthly Son so we could connect, and He used His eternal life to provide the assistance we need for all the days long if we choose to embrace it.
Merry Christmas!

BioZyme Christmas and New Years Hours
Our offices will be closed Friday, December 24 for Christmas. There will be no shipping or pick up on Thursday, December 23 or Friday, December 24.
Our offices will be closed Friday, December 31 for New Year’s. There will be no shipping or pick up on Thursday, December 30 or Friday, December 31.
We hope you and your family have a blessed holiday filled with family and joy!
December 2021 Changes
We have lots of changes happening this month. Be sure to check them out below.
PRODUCT UPDATES

- In November and December, the Vitalize® Horse Treats will be packaged in Christmas packaging for the holiday selling season.
CUSTOMER PICK-UPS
- Due to BioZyme Capital Improvements at both Stockyards and Easton locations and the resulting limited space for storage, customer pick-ups will need to be picked up within two days of the requested ship date requested by the customer which is reiterated upon the receipt of the email notice that your order is ready. We appreciate your cooperation during this time and hope we can count on your support without moving to more extreme measures.
LOGISTICS UPDATES
- At BioZyme, we are continuing to experience logistics challenges for our ingredients and materials, such as our packaging, which are resulting in both shortages and increased costs. We are working tirelessly to overcome these challenges to keep pricing under control and continue to deliver quality products quickly.
FULFILLMENT UPDATES
- We are currently testing a new fulfillment process on our tubs, and as soon as the test is proven successful, all orders for tubs will be fulfilled directly from the manufacturer. Please watch your email in the coming weeks for more information about this change.
January 2022 Changes
FULFILLMENT UPDATES
- Starting January 1, 2022, BioZyme® will require a minimum order of 2.5 tons, and we will no longer be mixing pallets. These changes are being implemented due to the ongoing challenges we are experiencing with reliability and availability of LTL shipping. Distribution partners are available for smaller and mixed pallet orders with coverage in over 30 states. If you need help working through these partners, please contact your Area Sales Manager or the Outreach Support Center.
PRICING UPDATES
- Starting January 1, 2022, new MAP pricing goes into effect for several of the Page 2 products. Separate communication with the updated pricing was sent by both mail and email in November. If you did not receive this information, please contact Jennifer Miller at jenmiller@biozymeinc.com.
February 2022 Changes
PRODUCT UPDATES
- Starting February 1, 2022, Vitalize® Blazin’ 32 oz bottle packaging will be updated from a 32 oz twin neck squeeze bottle to a 32 oz pump bottle.
Protein: The Keys to Identifying Protein Needs
Protein is essential. Not only do ruminants both large and small depend on it for good digestion and proper rumen function, but animals in general, rely on protein for adequate meat and milk production. Protein is necessary to supply the ammonia needed for microbial growth and to provide the amino acids needed for absorption from the small intestine. A protein deficiency can limit microbial activity, microbial protein synthesis and rate of digestion. In turn, these can impact feed and energy intake. Finally, if an animal receives insufficient amounts of protein, meat and milk production can be dramatically reduced.
However, spending money on protein supplementation may not always be the best investment for a producer to make. You need to know when to supplement protein and how much to provide to make it a wise investment in your operation.
Follow these three helpful tips to ensure proper protein supplementation.
- Identify Protein Needs.
Requirements for protein vary throughout the year and depend on the animal’s stage of production. A cow’s protein requirements will vary from about 9% to 12%, while a doe or ewe’s protein requirements range from 7% to 15%, depending on where she is in the production cycle. Requirements are lowest post-weaning to late gestation and continue to increase as the female gets closer giving birth. Protein requirements are highest immediately post-parturition due to the increase in protein needed for milk production during lactation.
- Identify What is in Your Feed.
You know the stages of production when additional protein is required, but do you know how much protein to supplement with? Before you start a supplementation program, you need to know exactly what they are already consuming. Protein can come from pasture, stored forages and grain. By understanding the nutrient profile of your available feedstuffs, you can better identify what supplements you need in your feeding program to meet nutrient requirements and optimize animal performance. BioZyme® Inc. offers forage testing and ration balancing, free to its customers, to help them gain a better understanding of what they are missing in their livestock diets. If you are interested in participating, please contact your Area Sales Manager.
- Identify the Protein Supplement that Best Fits your Scenario.
Producers have options when it comes to choosing the protein that will work best with their management practices. BioZyme offers its protein supplements in a tub or meal form to accommodate various management scenarios, allowing for maximum convenience along with improved animal performance. In addition to the added protein, the Amaferm® found in BioZyme products increases the rate of digestion, allowing animals to meet their nutrient requirements faster and on less feed. Increased forage digestion provides for greater microbial growth and production of microbial protein to provide the animal with more protein for growth, lactation and reproduction. Furthermore, with Amaferm in the diet you effectively reduce the need to supplement large amounts of protein because you are making more of the protein in the forage available to the animals.