Starter meal - often fed the whole season

Protein sources are soy bean meal, DDGS, peas, products that are high in digestible protein. Energy sources are barley, wheat, molasses, and canola oil. 

Ingredients: Wheat, Barley, Soybean Meal, Peas, DDGS, Molasses, Canola Oil, Limestone, Salt, Vitamins and Trace Minerals, Bovatec® 20CC, Sweeteners

Typical analysis on a DM basis: Energy 13.3 MJ/kg, Crude protein 20%, NDF 13.3%, Starch 42%

For weaned calves when grass is high in protein

Made using the same ingredients as in “High Octane Aoraki Calf Meal”, formulated to have lower protein. Once your calf is grazing spring pasture it is more important to maintain energy whilst the calf’s rumen is increasing in size. To achieve a high energy level the raw materials need to be highly digestible and a balance of ingredients is beneficial. The range of protein sources used gives the correct balance of amino acids.

Typical analysis on a DM basis: Energy 13.2 MJ/kg Crude protein 16%, NDF 13.1%, Starch 50%

• Calves start eating meal at an earlier age, compared to pellets.
• Calves eat wet meal, but not wet pellets.
• You can see what is in the meal, nothing is hidden.
• Calves will lick the ground clean, little is wasted.

Why use Aoraki Calf Feeds

• High in starch - contains no fillers
• Palatable feed encourages high feed intake.
• Quality protein sources support early growth of muscle tissue.
• Essential vitamins and minerals optimise health and performance.

There is no Palm Kernel, Copra, Grass Seed Screenings or other industry by products used in Aoraki Calf Meals. Calves in Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, Southland and the West Coast were fed Aoraki Calf Meal in 2024.

There is a big advantage in keeping the meal fresh, especially for your very young calves. You will agree that bread tastes best when it is fresh out of the oven. We don’t stockpile calf meal months in advance. We only keep enough calf meal in stock to last a short time, ensuring it stays fresh. We encourage you to buy small amounts at the start of the season while you continue to get new calves. When feeding your calves, put only enough in the trough to last 24 hours and ensure the trough is clean before adding fresh meal.

1. Soy bean meal, ddgs and peas are our main sources of protein, all highly palatable and digestible.
2. Aoraki Calf Meal's are high in starch - please note as Aoraki Calf Meal are nutrient dense additional fibre should be made available
3. No grass seed screenings (tests results show it high in protein but it has low digestible protein for calves, a cheap way to lift protein test results).
4. No palm kernel meal, copra meal or tapioca, in our calf meal.
5. No other industry by-products are used in our calf meal.
6. Only virgin canola oil used (the cheap option is to use recycled oil from the fast food industry)
7. Aoraki Calf meal includes a Coccidiostat (Bovatec 20cc)
8. Includes our "Sweet Secret" to improve feed intake as well as increase glucose, water and sodium absorption.
9. Calves start eating calf meal at an earlier age compared to pellets.
10. Calves eat wet meal, but not wet pellets.
11. You can see what is in the meal, nothing is hidden.
12. Calves will lick the ground clean, little is wasted
13. We have never used imported grain.
14. Low cost with high value. 
15. We specialise in manufacturing calf meal and have been making it since 1998, we know what works.