The company is Milligans Feed Ltd, whose CMR is “formulated by nutritionists to provide calves with a blend of milk proteins and fat levels to stimulate and encourage the maximum growth potential of the calf and made from 100% dairy protein”.
“Because it is as close to the real thing as a product can be, calves are able to easily digest the milk and take up a full amount of goodness from it,” says Joseph Paton, Milligans Agrifeeds sales representative. It’s a good recipe using the best quality milk powders and is generated by our animal nutritionists to enhance growth potential.”
There is also a Multi Milk Replacer (MMR) produced at Milligans blending plant in Oamaru.
Paton says while it meets the essential high standards required for exporting, the MMR is formulated to suit New Zealand lamb breeds and conditions.
“It encourages lambs to develop and gain a kick-start into life…. [proven] in field trials and through feedback from farmers”.
It is formulated for lambs but also suits fawns, foals and other animals. The company’s full range includes feed for cattle, sheep, deer and other stock, with quality pellets and meals. Milligans can customise mixes in consultation with nutritionists and customers to their specific requirements, using quality grain, bran, pollard, fats, proteins and dairy products.
Milligans is a privately owned company in production since 1896 in Oamaru and has always used the best local ingredients and resources, Paton adds. The company’s storage warehouses, food ingredient blending plant, cheese shredding/blocking, and milk powder blending plants are based along with its head offices in Oamaru.
Specialised food products are blended and packed onsite then marketed across New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the US using the company’s product brands. The company has a food distribution business in Auckland to service the North Island. The South Island and international markets are serviced from Oamaru.
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