The performance and health of your livestock is dependent upon the proper balance of digestive tract bacteria. Newborn animals and newly-hatched birds enter the world with a sterile digestive tract, which is quickly populated with health-promoting bacteria and the much quicker growing, pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Unfortunately, feed and environmental changes, birthing/laying, weaning, medication and transporting, among other common management practices alter the intestinal environment in ways that favor the disease-causing organisms of animals and birds of any age.
The Answer: Fastrack® Direct-fed Microbials — The Natural Way
The unique combination of natural, live lactic acid-producing bacteria, FOS, yeast, enzymes, vitamins and specialized proteins in the Fastrack® products helps to ensure a healthy digestive tract; enhancing the immune system and defending against pathogenic agents in the digestive tract. Specifically the health-promoting Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium in the animals ‘and birds’ small and large intestines utilize FOS.
Fastrack® Racks Up Points With Elk Breeders
Supplement your elk with live lactic acid-producing bacteria, yeast culture or live yeast cells, dried chicory root, enzymes, specialized proteins and vitamins in Fastrack® direct-fed microbials. Use Fastrack to maintain a healthy digestive tract aid the immune system and encourage peak performance.
Programs for: Benefits of Fastrack:
•New born calves •Enhanced feed utilization
•Growing elk •Improved herd health
•Breeding elk •Increased rate of gain
•Bulls •Enhanced antler growth Fastrack direct-fed microbials – The Natural Advantage
Conklins Fastrack products offer elk owners products to establish and maintain a proper balance of beneficial digestive tract bacteria to enhance animal health and performance. Easily incorporated into your feed and management programs Fastrack will help you reach your production and profit goals. Fastrack products – Kick-Off – dry product for use with milk replacer to
benefit the digestive tract and enhance the immune
system for the first five days. Jump-Start Gel – gel product to establish the beneficial
bacteria in newborn calves and get animals back eating. Liquid Dispersible – dry product for daily use via milk
replacer, watering system or loose mineral to benefit the
digestive tract and increase feed utilization. Microbial Pack – dry product for top-dressing or mixing with dry feeds daily to benefit the digestive tractand increase feed utilization.
Elk Breeder Testimonial
Product: Fastrack Probiotics for Elk
Name: Roger Schaad
City: Beverly, OH
In 1995, we purchased Elk. These cows had their first calves that spring. We gave the calves 5cc of paste at day one. The cows received 1 oz per head per day in their grain. When the calves were weaned, they also received Fastrack everyday. When the bull calves reached 2 years old, they produced their first set of horns. We cut these horns in the velvet stage. What we found was that these bulls produced 12.5# of velvet at 2 years old. Most 2 year old on produce 8-10# of velvets. I give the credit to Fastrack. We had our herd bull on Fastrack on a short time before he started growing horns n 1996. That year his guard points were 10” long, not bad! In 1997 this same bull, now on Fastrack for 16 months, had 20” long guard points. What a great way to increase horn size! In 1997 we had a calf that at about 4 weeks old looked week and wasn’t nursing well. We checked the calf out and found that he had a fever. We gave him Fastrack for about 3 days or until we couldn’t catch him anymore. I’ll never let a calf get started without Fastrack. Our elk cows receive 1 oz. of Fastrack per head per day. What we found was that we have had to cut their feed rate per head per day for they were putting in too much weight. Elk cows should lose about 50# over the winter. Hope this helps.
Will be in touch.
Roger Schaad
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The performance and health of your livestock is dependent upon the proper balance of digestive tract bacteria. Newborn animals and newly-hatched birds enter the world with a sterile digestive tract, which is quickly populated with health-promoting bacteria and the much quicker growing, pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Unfortunately, feed and environmental changes, birthing/laying, weaning, medication and transporting, among other common management practices alter the intestinal environment in ways that favor the disease-causing organisms of animals and birds of any age.
