Livestock Gut Health & Nutrition FAQs
Products
Not for the Smartbacteria Products.
Yes, please refer to the label for proper use.
All Priority products that contain Smartbacteria should be cared for as the label recommends. For long-term storage, refrigeration is recommended.
To preserve Priority products’ authenticity, viability, and stability, all products are manufactured with precision and guidance at Priority IAC headquarters in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Priority IAC focuses on quality, from the unique strains they have identified to the specifically designed products they’ve developed. Expertise in manufacturing is a natural progression for Priority IAC, providing top-notch products and customer service from the family-owned business’ modern production systems. (With the exception of Somaya Life)
Yes, best results are with Priority Nutrition Principles.
To stabilize the rumen (gut) and maximize energy.
To provide very readily available nutrients in a condensed feeding rate. Providing all the macro, micro, and vitamin needs.
No, Ocean Minerals™ is a complete combination of vitamins, macro, and micro nutrients. The complete mineral mix.
Inoculants provide Smartbacteria to speed up fermentation, resulting in better preservation.
Calf Gold™ helps develop a healthy rumen in the vital early stages of life.
Gold Spike™ helps support a healthy GI tract and immune system.
The equine, sheep, and goat Gold Spike™ are made with sugar so it is more palatable.
The cow Gold Spike™ is organic and is made with Sodium Bicarb.
Science / Principles
Smartbacteria are strains of bacteria that have a valid purpose. Priority IAC uses advanced microbiological and molecular-based strain selection methods with state-of-the-art DNA genomic sequencing to identify and select the unique strains of bacteria that can make a difference in your livestock.
The Bacteria Quality System (BQS) is the quality standard that all Priority IAC products meet. Priority IAC delivers quality by using a state-of-the-art technique in genome sequencing and fermentation, providing quality Smartbacteria.
Quality checks to ensure:
- Bacteria population counts
- Purity of the bacteria strain
- Consistency of product
Quality checks are performed three times:
- Raw ingredients
- Pre-mixes
- Final product
Certificate of Analysis:
- Provided on each lot (batch) manufactured
- Ensures bacteria count meets or exceeds product guarantee
Take the number of milk cows you are feeding and add 10%. This allows the fresh cows and heifers to be supported and still meet their needs, while the high cows are the ones eating the 10% over.
Doing this supports the fresh cows and heifers in a one group TMR.
This could be from moldy feed or MUNs above 8. To bring MUNs down decrease protein and add corn.
Drop in milk production, Ketosis, DAs, diarrhea, abortions, reduced conception, cystic cows.
Wild yeast, iron bacteria, not enough soluble fiber, too dry of forages, and stray voltage.
Charcoal is cost effective and seems to work well.
Feed rate is 0.04 – 0.06 lbs per head per day.
