Dairy
Calf Health
Stronger Starts. Smoother Weaning. Healthier Calves.
Strong calves start with the right care. The Ralco Calf Program provides natural, effective solutions that support gut health during times of challenge and improve efficiency from birth through weaning.
Calf Program
Proven Results
MORE PRODUCTS
Watch the Calf Program in Action
See how the Ralco Calf Program supports calf health at every stage.
Promote Calf Vigor
Microfused
Essential Oils
Actifibe®
Prebiotic
Start Strong for Calves is a natural oral drench that stimulates appetite, enhances gut health, supports immunity and provides newborns with the energy they require to drink.
What’s Inside: Microfused® Essential Oil Blend, Actifibe® Prebiotic, complex energy, bioactives and natural vitamin E
Directions: Administer orally 10 ml (1 pump = 5 ml) at birth or any time of stress. Repeat in 12-24 hours as needed. Does not require refrigeration. Doser included.
“We bottle-raise calves using Start Strong for Calves. Within an hour the calf was up and drinking. We’ve never had a calf respond so well to any other treatment.”
—Nadean, Wilsonville, Nebraska
“Start Strong for Calves is like their ‘liquid will to live’ in the winter.”
—Dave, South Central Minnesota
Support Health During Scours
Microfused
Essential Oils
Actifibe®
Prebiotic
Rapid Strike is a natural oral drench that supports calf health during times of digestive stress, enhances gut health and promotes a quick return to normal eating and drinking.
What’s Inside: Microfused® Essential Oil Blend, Actifibe® Prebiotic, and electrolytes
Directions: Administer orally 10 ml (1 pump = 5 ml) during times of digestive stress. Repeat after 24 hours as needed. Does not require refrigeration. Doser included.
Maintain Calf Health
Microbial
Catalyst
Microfused
Essential Oils
Actifibe®
Prebiotic
Stand Strong for Dairy Calves is a natural soluble and palatable milk additive that promotes gut health, stimulates appetite and eases the transition to a grain diet.
What’s Inside: Microbial Catalyst®, Microfused Essential Oils, Actifibe Prebiotic, dextrose, selenium yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, vitamins A, B, C, D and E, and probiotics.
Directions: Add directly to milk or milk replacer. Scoop included. Day 1-21: Feed 2.5 grams per head twice daily. Day 22-42: Feed 1.25 grams per head twice daily.
In a research study conducted at South Dakota State University, calves fed Stand Strong for Dairy Calves gained an additional11.23 lbs. of body weight by the end of the 8-week study. Assuming a body weight gain value of $2.00/lb. an 11.23 lb. increase is worth $22.46/calf
Support Health During Weaning Stress
Microbial
Catalyst
Microfused
Essential Oils
Actifibe®
Prebiotic
Fight Strong Pellet is a natural feed additive that helps get calves on feed fast to power through weaning stress while maintaining performance and gain.
What’s Inside: Microfused Essential Oils, Microbial Catalyst, Actifibe Prebiotic, yucca schidigera and IntegraMOS®
Directions: Include in starter feed at the rate of 50 lbs./ton or top dress. Feed continuously through 30 days post-weaning. Top dress directions:
› 1.0 oz. for the first 30 days
› 1.5 oz. from 30 days until weaning
› 2.0 oz. post-weaning
› Or mix into starter feed at 50 lbs./ton
A large calf raiser saw a 9.4 lb. increase in calf weights through 12 weeks of age after implementing Fight Strong Pellet. These results were repeated consistently for an entire year.
When to Use the Calf Program
RESEARCH PROVEN
Ralco has conducted 17 research trials involving over 1,100 calves using this Ralco Calf Program.
Each study measured real-world performance over 56 days, tracking weight gain, starter intake and treatment costs.
The results showed:
- Calves gained 15.5% more weight
- They consumed 12% more starter feed
- And reduced medical costs by $19 per calf through fewer treatments
TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR GROWTH
The Ralco Calf Program provides complete care as calves grow
In the first 30 days, milk is a calf’s primary nutrient source. But as they grow, its total nutritional contribution declines, and starter intake must increase to meet their needs.
Stand Strong for Dairy Calves supports immunity and vigor during the critical early stage.
Fight Strong Pellet maintains health as starter intake rises, easing the weaning transition.
The black line represents the combined intake of Ralco technologies over the first 9 weeks of life, showing how the program ramps up during the most stressful time in a calf’s life – weaning.
Together, they form a seamless bridge from milk to starter, helping calves stay eating and growing strong through stress.
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