Animal nutrition
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Top Country produces an extensive range of high-quality supplements and complete rations designed to suit both the nutritional requirements of your livestock and your enterprise production goals. All of our products are designed using science backed formulations, specifically aimed at improving productivity and profitability in your business. Top Country products are fully customisable, providing the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Summer Nutrition
Livestock nutrition is an important aspect of farming that is often overlooked, particularly during the summer months in Australia. The hot and dry conditions of summer can put a significant amount of stress on animals, making it even more important for producers to ensure that their livestock are receiving the proper nutrition. One of the…
Read MorePimelea Poisoning – Prevention is the only option
Top Country is currently developing a few different rations for the Top Bentonite range that are designed directly for Pimelea poisoning prevention. These consist of different levels of sweetness/sourness, which is directly related to palatability. At present we have developed our mixes with varying amounts of bentonite which will lead to consumptions of bentonite varying…
Read MorePimelea Poisoning
This year’s winter has been one for the record books; the abundance of winter rain has brought about great clover and legume growth and there are some bumper oats crops getting around. However, as great this winter rain has been, it brings about the increased risk of Pimelea growth and subsequent poisoning. Of the 110…
Read MoreGrass Tetany: Prevention is better than cure
If there was ever a livestock disease that prevention is better than cure, it’s got to be grass tetany. Hypomagnesaemia, otherwise known as grass tetany, is probably one of the least understood metabolic disorders. Hypomagnesaemia is caused by a deficiency of Mg in the blood. It is an imbalance between Magnesium inputs, dictated by dietary…
Read MoreSupplementation for Improved Wool Production
Australian wool is regarded among the world’s best. A leader in global wool production, Australia is the world’s largest exporter accounting for 39% of all global wool exports. Wool quality is dependent on length, staple strength, and micron. Wool length and staple strength can be influenced by both the quantity and quality of feed available,…
Read MoreMitigating the Challenges of Grazing Lush Pasture
We all know that when it rains it pours, and that precious green grass comes with that rain. However, as the green feed comes, it can contain a poor balance of nutrients which are critical to maintain optimum health and productivity to animals; but it also can significantly reduce an animal’s ability to efficiently convert…
Read MoreBenefits of Early Weaning Beef Cattle
Weaning is potentially one of the most stressful, and therefore one of the most important, procedures in the production cycle of beef cattle, sheep and goats. Considering that it is logical to wean earlier (or more accurately, at lower bodyweight) under drought or conditions of feed shortage, it is therefore logical to wean calves earlier…
Read MoreNutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Horses
What is it? Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, more commonly known as Bighead or Bran’s disease, is a severe calcium deficiency. Bighead was first noticed in horses owned by distillery workers that were fed a high proportion of wheat bran and other grain by products from the brewing process to their horses. Many cereal grains contain incorrect…
Read MoreNo Kidding – You Should Give Goats A Go!
The Australian goatmeat industry in 2020 was worth over $145M, and 95% of that goatmeat was exported. Australia remains the biggest player in the global goatmeat trade regardless of the fact it accounts for less than one per cent of global production, sitting well behind the goatmeat producing superpowers of China, India and Pakistan. The…
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