Woolover Calf and Lamb Coats- Keep your newborn calves and lambs warm during the cold, wet weather

Woolover Calf Coats

Woolover Calf Coats protect the future of your dairy by keeping your newborn calves warm and dry, even when it’s cold, wet and windy outside.

Woolover calf coat help get calves off to a warm, dry, healthy start during winter weather. Calves wearing Woolover calf covers during the first three weeks after birth are better able to:

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• Use nutrients and energy for improved growth rate

• Fight illness and prevent scours

• Recover from sickness more quickly

• Retain natural body heat

Woolover Calf coat are wool rich covers that offer farmers the following benefits:

• Fitted in seconds.

• Retains calf's natural body heat.

• Effective in wet, windy and cold conditions.

• Cover breathes and avoids condensation.

• Aids in preventing Scours.

• Improves weight gains.

• Helps sick calves recover faster.

• Covers can be reused on up to 8 calves for a period of 3 to 4 weeks each (indicative cover life period).

Woolovers are easy to use

Simply slip the cover over the calf’s head, guide the front legs through the leg holes and the rear legs through the stretchy straps, then fasten the Velcro® stomach strips. Because Woolover calf covers are stitched shut at the front, calves’ chest – heart and lung areas – are protected against chills, dampness and drafts. Woolover calf covers can be used for three to six weeks after a calf is born.

Proven performance

Research trials conducted at North Dakota State University demonstrated that significant performance gains can be achieved by calves wearing Woolover calf covers. Dairy calves gained an extra 14 pounds during the 65-day trial as compared to the non-blanketed control calves. The study also showed that Woolover calf covers are of most benefit during the first three weeks of life to calves living outside or in hutches. Woolover Lamb Covers Woolover Lamb Covers are 100% wool covers designed to stretch and grow with newborn lambs promoting survival and growth. Woolover lamb covers offer farmers the following benefits:

• Easy to fit.

• Cost-effective and practical.

• Minimal disruption between bonding of ewe and lamb.

• Can be left on to tailing with no ill effect. Evidence suggests that increased growth rates result due to additional warmth and lower maintenance requirements.

• Woolovers can be washed and reused between animals. Translate your animal's food intake into more growth rather than body heat maintenance.

Woolover Calf and Lamb Covers can be purchased from selected Wynnstay Stores.

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Alternatively contact Gill Dickson, our National Calf Specialist on 07971296702