With all areas of cost seemingly rising ever faster, cows are now required to perform at their optimum capacity more than ever” says Chris Williams, Managing Director of Zintec Feed Supplements the Herefordshire Supplement manufacturer. “A key facet of a successful cow is her ability to conceive rapidly following a successful calving, whilst efficiently producing high levels of good quality milk”.

Zintec Feed Supplements has now launched a specialist product to address this challenging period of the cows life. PD PLUS is a concentrated blend of vitamins, trace elements, minerals and other nutritional components. It is specifically designed to ensure hormone production is maximised, whilst combating the usual drop in immune function by providing for the specific needs of the cow.

“We have used our 25 years experience to produce a unique profile of nutrients that gets to the very heart of a number of the problems leading to poor fertility”, commented Mr. Williams. “Using PD PLUS during the transition phase provides nutrients in their most available forms, ensuring conventional deficiencies are eliminated”

PD PLUS from Zintec is a granular product in a 5 kg plastic resealable container fed for a 4-day period 6 weeks post calving or two weeks before first service. The 25 gram dose can be included in TMR mixes or top-dressed onto forage. For flushing and embryo transfer work PD PLUS is recommended to be fed at least 4 weeks prior to treatment.

For more information contact Chris Williams on 01568 708008, or email chris@zintec.co.uk

March 2011

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Zintec 25 years and still diversifying

Zintec (Agri) Ltd the Herefordshire based manufacturer and distributor of feed additives and premixes celebrates 25 years in the agricultural feed industry. To mark this silver anniversary Zintec is holding an Industry dinner at the Chateau Impney, Droitwich on Monday 5^th September.

This beautiful Worcestershire location will welcome invited guests from throughout the agricultural industry and its international supply chain. Guest speaker for the evening will be Adam Henson well known farmer, TV presenter and industry ambassador.

The wide range of invited guests mirrors the company’s diversification, which has seen Zintec grow from humble roots to a respected quality premix company that operates from industry to farm level.  Offering single feed additives to complete premix solutions.

Such growth allows the company to look back with happy memories and more importantly it allows Zintec to look forward, building on solid foundations to expand into new sectors of the industry. Its recent distribution agreement in the Russian federation is an example of Zintec’s International progress.

Support for this event has come from Zintec’s long term partners Novus, Biomin and Phytosynthèse.

January 2011

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Zintec exhibits in Poland.

Zintec (Agri) Limited the family owned and run Herefordshire manufacturer of animal feed supplements and additives is exhibiting at the Lublin Agricultural Show in Poland, This 3 day show starts on Friday 2nd July and is one of the main agricultural events in Poland.

Zintec which manufacturers a range of specialist high quality well proven supplements to improve the health and performance of livestock is keen to expand its export market and sees this exhibition as a way of promoting its products in Eastern Europe.

“This is our first major event outside the UK and Ireland and we are excited about the opportunity of repeating the success of our products in other parts of Europe.” Says Chris Williams Managing Director
Zintec (Agri) Limited will be exhibiting along side the Hereford Cattle society and the South Devon Cattle Society in a marquee organised by UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) “owning a small herd of Hereford cattle we are very keen to see the promotion of these breeds around the world” says Chris Williams.

The interaction between Manganese and Selenium

We are all aware of the importance of Selenium in modern livestock production, with its ability to help reduce white muscle disease, retained cleansings and improve immunity.

What is less well known is the effect on Selenium absorption by Manganese, we have been looking at this issue for many years and there is no doubt that when high levels of manganese are fed in the diet possible problems with Selenium availability in the animal are seen.

A common reaction to this comment is “oh yes but manganese is an essential trace element which is required in supplements to boost availability in diets” and our answer to that would be yes manganese has an effect on fat and carbohydrate metabolism as well as growth and skeletal formation, but and this is a big BUT, we have found in forage we have analysed throughout the country that there are already high levels of Manganese and in a lot of cases these levels are well above livestock need.

When doing analysis we look for a level of 80mg/kg in forage of Manganese but we commonly see 50%+ more of this element and this is when problems with Selenium could occur.

This is why Zintec’s Tailor-made service is so effective. We analyse forage using the tried and tested wet method chemistry rather than the less reliable but cheaper NIR (near infrared) to provide mineral and trace element status of the forage sample. We can then provide the farmer with a full report on the status of the farms forage, with a recommendation on supplementing the farms livestock with either a Tailor-made supplement or one of Zintec’s range of quality high spec supplements in both granular or molassed lick form. “This takes the mystery out of mineral supplementation and provides livestock with what they need and not what they don’t need, remember forage is the only feed we use that doesn’t come with a label, with this service we can give it that label.” says Chris Williams, Managing Director of Zintec Feed Supplements.