Camelid Care For further details contact Ian Powley - 01900 824105
Carrs Billington is dedicated to supplying the farming and rural communities with a varied and comprehensive range of products and services in particular Feed, Fertiliser, Seeds, Animal Health products, Machinery and much more. Our experience has shown that if we listen to our customer s demands and supply their requirements, they will return and develop strong trading relationships. So it was when we were approached by Alpaca breeders to produce bespoke products suitable for feeding to Alpacas and Llamas. After research and trials by Ian Powley (products manager) and Dr Cliff Lister (senior nutritionist), Camelid Care Coarse Mix was born. The feed is now a market leader sold through our network of branches, merchants and suppliers. As specialists in Animal Health products, it was natural to extend our range to products such as colostrum, milk replacer and mineral supplements and we have now teamed up with Osmonds to enable us to expand are range. Camelids, such as alpacas and llamas, have a very efficient digestive system due to the longer retention time of digestion in the gut, compared with conventional ruminants such as sheep and cattle. Forages can therefore provide the bulk of the major nutrients needed on a daily basis, but additional mineral supplementation will be needed to optimise health and performance. IAN POWLEY - MANAGER Ian would be delighted to discuss all aspects of the Camelid Care Range of products and the sources of their availability. For further information please call Ian on 01900 824105. DR CLIFF LISTER - SENIOR NUTRITIONIST Dr Lister has been Senior Nutritionist with Carrs Billington for over 20 years. He has an ongoing interest in Camelid Nutrition and has an active role in continuing development of the Camelid Care Range. We are currently developing other Alpaca and Llama specific products. For further information please call Cliff on 016973 33787.
CAMELID CARE COARSE MIX Camelid Care Coarse Mix has been specifically formulated to contain no GM raw materials and to meet the needs of growing and adult camelids fed forage rich diets. Raw materials used are quality pelted materials - sugar beet pulp, wheatfeed nuts wheat, distillers dark grains and dried grass nuts, carefully blended with traditional coarse mix products - flaked peas and beans, citrus pulp and rolled oats and molasses and a unique customised mineral package to produce a 14% protein coarse mix. Mineral, trace element and vitamin levels are very high to ensure complete supplementation of the overall diet at the low daily feed rate. Recommended feed rates are 250g/day for a growing or adult alpaca of 60-65g live weight. Pregnant and lactating alpacas have a higher mineral requirement in the final 5-6 weeks of pregnancy and during lactation and should be fed up to 500g/day. The vitamin, trace element and mineral profile of CAMELID CARE COARSE MIX is as follows: Vitamin A 40,000 iu/kg Vitamin D3 16,000 iu/kg Vitamin E 200 iu/kg Thiamin (B1) 80 mg/kg Vitamin B12 120 mg/kg Manganese 500 mg/kg Zinc 1000 mg/kg Copper 65 mg/kg Cobalt 8 mg/kg Iodine 25 mg/kg Selenium 2 mg/kg Calcium 2.4 % Phosphorus 0.5 % Sodium 1.6 % Salt 1.3 % The suggested feed rates shown above are given as a guide only. Exact requirements can only be determined by knowing the weight and body condition of the animals being fed. Body condition should be based on present condition, not past or projected and feed rates adjusted to achieve the ideal target condition based on the frame size and nutritional needs of the animals.
Milk Replacer Camelid Care Milk Replacer is usedful when the dam is unable to feed her cria.
ALPACA GRASS SEED MIXES Whilst camelids can thrive on most types of grassland, if you are planning to re-seed a paddock the following mixtures would be suitable. Stewardship Seed Mixture This mixture has been formulated to provide: Persistency Palatable Good levels of minerals and trace elements 20 % Cosmonaut Meadow Fescue 20 % Barolex Tall Fescue 20 % Polka Strong creeping red Fescue 20 % Bartyle Cocksfoot 10 % Comer Timothy 10 % Highland Bent Recommended sowing rate 8kg/acre Herbal Seed Mixture This mixture has been formulated to provide: Improved mineral content of sward Maintenance of healthy stock 40% Chicory 5 % Yarrow 10% Ribgrass 25% Burnet 20% Sheeps Parsley Note: Can be mixed with grass seed or planted in strips
SUPPLIERS OF ALL Terrain Vehicles and ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT For grassland management
CAMELID CARE RANGE AVAILABILITY Carrs Billington Agriculture has a network of country stores throughout Northern England and Scotland and the Camelid Care range of products can be supplied from North of England Scotland Appleby 01768 352999 Bakewell 01629 814126 Barnard Castle 01833 637537 Berwick 01289 307245 Brock 01995 643200 Carlisle 01228 520212 Cockermouth 01900 824105 Gisburn 01200 445491 Hawes 01969 667334 Hexham 01434 605371 Kendal 01539 566035 Leek 01538 383277 Malton 01653 600328 Morpeth 01670 518474 Penrith 01768 866354 Rothbury 01669 620320 Settle 01729 825812 Skipton 01756 792166 Wigton 01697 345874 Wooler 01668 281567 Annan 01461 202772 Balloch 01389 752800 Jedburgh 01835 850250 Milnathort 01577 862381 Oban 01631 566279 Perth 01738 643022 Selkirk 01750 720734 Stirling 01786 474826 Most of our Camelid products are now available to buy on-line at carrs-billington.com