Agvance’s Optiprill Lactation Complete North Island is scientifically designed to support your cows through the demands of early lactation with a great-tasting and balanced mineral prill.Scientifically-proven benefits:Molasses coating for excellent palatabilitySealed for dryness and flowabilityProcessed for consistency and hardnessFast breakdown and release in the rumenSuperior absorptionPremium range of available ingredients Talk to your local Agvance ConsultantOptiprill Lactation Complete North Island is a well-balanced lactation mineral supplement, containing good levels of calcium, magnesium, sodium and trace minerals. Optiprill Lactation Complete North Island is suited to farmers wanting to replace lime/mag dusting and magnesium/trace minerals in the water.Improved cow performance with premium mineral ingredients Say goodbye to mineral deficiencyOptiprill ensures your cows receive the essential minerals they need, mitigating the risk of mineral deficiency and promoting optimal animal health. With our superior mineral product, you can provide comprehensive mineral support in a single supplement.Availability and absorptionOptiprill promotes mineral absorption by breaking down easily and rapidly in the rumen. Its super fine particles, measuring just 45 microns, ensure superior availability of all essential minerals. Effectiveness and efficiencyWe know there’s no point in feeding mineral supplements if your girls won’t touch them. Optiprill’s excellent palatability means cows will eat their full ration for maximum effectiveness.Flexibility and ease of useOptiprill gives you the flexibility to administer minerals alongside feed or incorporate them into your existing feed system. Its versatility means easy integration into your in-shed feeding routine. Get the science behind Optiprill mineral supplementationOptiprill is the result of many years of research, machinery development, and testing. When farmers told us they wanted a better alternative to dusting that would decrease waste, we decided to create a mineral supplement fed through the inline shed feeding system to increase dosing consistency, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. We went on a global search for the best quality mineral supplements that could be manufactured into a strong and great-tasting prill. We weren’t interested in the status quo, we’d set our sights on creating a product to deliver measurable, improved mineral performance to the cow while removing the hassle, cost, and waste of dusting. Our search led us to products that, when tested, showed better performance than any other market equivalent. Independent and in-house test results gave us the confidence to release Optiprill to the New Zealand market as a superior, complete mineral supplement staple. Optiprill is great for dairy cows, and they love it.Get in touch today for specific advice or to order:Call 0800 BALANCE, contact your local Agvance consultant directly or login to your Agvance account. What do farmers have to say about Optiprill?“Having the prilled minerals has definitely helped with the palatability, because if you’re having to put a fairly high amount of calcium into their diet, they certainly don’t balk at it when it’s been put into a prilled form.” – Judy Garshaw What the research shows A commercial Holstein cow study found that a calcium-energy drink offered after calving influenced milk yield and milk component yields in primiparous cows, while responses were more limited in multiparous cows. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19742)A lactating Holstein cow study found that low phosphorus diets reduced milk yield, feed intake and milk production efficiency, while added calcium improved milk production and feed intake when phosphorus intake was low. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(81)82644-6)A lactating dairy cow study during hot weather found that different sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate treatments affected body temperature, milk measures and blood acid-base indicators, although high background sodium and chloride limited treatment separation. (DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(82)82234-0) Limits These studies examine calcium-energy supplementation, calcium and phosphorus nutrition, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, milk production, feed intake, mineral measures and acid-base indicators. They do not test Optiprill Lactation Complete itself. Study details and links What was tested Research on lactating dairy cow mineral nutrition, including calcium-energy supplementation after calving, calcium and phosphorus levels in lactation rations, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and electrolyte effects during hot weather. What was measured Milk yield, milk components, milk fat yield, protein yield, feed intake, milk production efficiency, blood calcium, blood phosphorus, blood magnesium, body temperature, respiration rate, blood acid-base measures and cow performance across lactation. Study links (DOI / publisher) Effect of a calcium-energy supplement drink at calving on lactation performance: Milk yield and composition, odds to reach a next lactation, and calving interval, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.2020-19742Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030221006779PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34147219/Calcium and Phosphorus Supplementation of Rations for Lactating Cows, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(81)82644-6Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030281826446Lactating Dairy Cow Responses to Dietary Sodium, Chloride, and Bicarbonate During Hot Weather, Journal of Dairy Science: DOI 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(82)82234-0Publisher page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030282822340PubMed record: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6284822/ More detail on limits The research supports broader dairy cow nutrition principles relating to lactation mineral supply, calcium availability, phosphorus adequacy, sodium salts, acid-base measures and milk production responses. They are not direct product trials for Optiprill Lactation Complete.