Yellow Cap
Help combat grass tetanyYellow Cap is specifically formulated to increase magnesium and amino acid levels in livestock, helping to prevent grass tetany, milk fever, and improving muscle function, especially in heavily pregnant females. Magnesium, combined with key amino acids, plays a crucial role in supporting major muscles like the heart, rumen, and uterus.
Pregnant or lactating cows and ewes experience significant nutritional demands, and during dry conditions or late seasonal breaks, managing this nutritional decline is critical. Beachport’s unique blend of amino acids, trace elements, and electrolytes boosts nutrition and enhances feed conversion efficiency, offering producers substantial savings in labour, transport, and time.
Maximise nutrition and take proactive steps to minimise future problems.
Benefits of Yellow Cap
- Formulated to help combat sudden drops in magnesium levels in fresh green feed.
- Help combat high nitrate levels in fresh green feed.
- Aids in prevention of grass tetany and milk fever
- Nutritional dose pre-calving or pre-lambing, to benefit both mother and foetus.
- To strengthen and improve survivability of a newborn.
- Can be applied to hay or through the water supply.
- Dose every three weeks to ensure adequate magnesium levels in the blood stream.
Additional benefits:
- High amino acid content (the building blocks of protein).
- Ease of application – once every three weeks.
- Nil withholding period.
- Three-year shelf life.
- Less labour and cost as it’s not a daily application.
Application Methods
The simplest and most effective method for Yellow Cap is via the water trough using our Beachport Dispenser, but it can be also used via a water tank, mixed with hay or through an inline system. See below for further information on each application method.
DOSE STEPS
- NOTE: First dose is always a full dose (50ml dose for breeders) to elevate levels and then a half dose (25mls) every 3 weeks to keep levels elevated through critical periods.
- Work out how many stock are on the water point: e.g. First dose for 200 breeders x 50ml = 10L.
- Then three weeks later continue to dose at half the dose rate every three weeks to keep magnesium levels elevated. e.g. 200 breeders x 25mls = 5L.
- Measure 5L of Yellow Cap into a clean, empty 10L drum.
- Screw the Beachport Dispenser tightly onto the drum.
- Where possible, empty trough to ensure clean cool water.
- Drop the drum with dispenser into the trough. It will automatically right itself into the correct position. The stainless-steel Beachport Dispenser will be under water.
- Let the drum move freely around the trough – the stock will not be able to knock it out.
- Leave the drum dispensing in the trough for at least three days. Return and empty the remaining water mix in the drum into the trough. Job’s done!
- In three weeks, repeat the process!
The best method of application for our liquid supplements is via the water supply using the stainless-steel Beachport Dispenser, which simply screws onto an empty five, 10 or 20L drum. Empty drums are available to buy if required (if using your own drums ensure they have not previously contained poisons).
Drums must not be completely filled. There needs to be enough space left in the drum for air pressure to build and make the dispenser work. At least half of the drum needs to be filled to ensure effective flow rates.
The dispenser has an inlet and outlet that are constantly under water in the trough, trapping the air inside and maintaining constant air pressure. For every millilitre of product that is released through the outlet, approx. a millilitre of water is sucked back in. For example, if you put 15L of Beachport in a 20L drum, three days later this will have been replaced by 15L of water.
NOTE: DO NOT screw Beachport Dispenser directly onto a full drum of product. Allow the drum to move freely in the trough, as movement is part of the distribution of product. You can also add extra water in the drum if using low volumes of Beachport product. This will help to avoid too much air pressure in warmer weather, as it can force low volumes to dispense faster.
IMPORTANT: Under no circumstances can Beachport Liquid Minerals be mixed with other products in the water supply. This includes Urea.
Calculate the amount of product required based on the number of stock watering from the tank.
- Pour the required amount directly into the tank. Do not turn off the tank – let it fill normally. If you have multiple tanks in line, dose the closest tank to stock.
Beachport should not be put in a tank with excessive sediment. Make sure the tank is clean. - You can pour the dose directly into the tank, but make sure it doesn’t overflow. Check the tank has no leaks!
- Do not turn off the tank water supply or you’ll risk your stock running out of water. Water flow is essential to allow the Yellow Cap to cloud in the water supply.
Calculate the amount of product needed by the number of livestock being fed out.
- Mix Beachport product with enough water to cover most of the hay and ensure even dosage.
- Add an extra 10% of product to allow for wastage.
- Ensure at least two applications to ensure even distribution.
Key times of use
Be proactive instead of reactive as prevention is better than needing a cure. Use Yellow Cap at key times when grass tetany and milk fever are traditionally prevalent. A full dose of Yellow Cap is beneficial to start with then use every three weeks to maintain magnesium levels at critical times, dosing at half the dose rate of other Beachport products. Refer Yellow Cap Dose Rate tables.
Also beneficial for:
- Pre-calving/lambing: Treat six weeks prior to lambing and calving and continue every three weeks until seasonal risk decreases.
- Lactation: Dose every three weeks when grass tetany and milk fever are traditionally prevalent until seasonal risk decreases.
Cattle
Key information
- One dose lasts: 3 weeks
- Dose period: 3 days using the Beachport Dispenser in the water trough
- Dose rates differ from other Beachport products, ensure application steps are followed carefully.
EXAMPLE: 200 Adult Cattle
200 x 50mls dose for the first application = Total 10,000 mls (10 litres)
Then dose once every 3 weeks after at 25mls p/head.
Total 5,000 mls (5 litres)
of Yellow Cap every three weeks.
Continue to dose every 3 weeks until seasonal risk decreases.
CATTLE: 50mls per head for the first dose, then 25mls every 3 weeks.
PRICE PER ADULT DOSE
| Drum Size | Per 25ml Dose |
|---|---|
| 10L | $0.79 |
| 20L | $0.66 |
| 200L | $0.60 |
| 1000L | $0.58 |
Sheep
SHEEP / GOATS: 10mls per head for the 1st dose, then 5mls per head every 3 weeks.
1 dose lasts in the animals system for 3 weeks.
SHEEP DOSE RATES
| Age | Dose Volume (mls) | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Lambs under 30kg | 2.5mls | 3 weeks |
| Adult Sheep | 5mls | 3 weeks |
PRICE PER ADULT DOSE
| Drum Size | Price Per 5ml Dose |
|---|---|
| 10L | $0.16 |
| 20L | $0.13 |
| 200L | $0.12 |
| 1000L | $0.12 |
Target Analysis
Every batch of Beachport is individually analysed by a NATA accredited laboratory. Below is the target analysis for Yellow Cap.
| Essential Elements | Target Result | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt | 3000 | mg/L |
| Copper | 4000 | mg/L |
| Manganese | 5400 | mg/L |
| Zinc | 5300 | mg/L |
| Magnesium | 3600 | mg/L |
| Selenium | 1500 | mg/L |
| Potassium | 200 | mg/L |
| Sodium | 2000 | mg/L |
| Sulphur | 16,000 | mg/L |
This product also contains electrolytes (via fulvic acid) and amino acids (via kelp/seagrass extract).
Use Yellow Cap as a precautionary measure before high-risk seasonal conditions – i.e. when there is a threat of grass tetany. Use every three weeks throughout this period until there is adequate pasture again.
Beachport Liquid Minerals Yellow Cap is a tool to use in your grass tetany prevention program. Using Yellow Cap may help to prevent grass tetany, but it won’t cure/treat grass tetany if the animal is already showing clinical signs.
Beachport Liquid Minerals make feed conversion more efficient. This means that anything that goes down an animal’s throat is utilised more readily. For example, if Urea was put in the water at the same time at Beachport Liquid Minerals, the Urea will be 60% more available – and becomes a potential poison risk to stock. For the same reason, copper blocks for algae treatment should be removed before putting Beachport in. Copper blocks can be returned 4-5 days after the Beachport Drum has been taken out.
You can use Beachport Liquid Minerals in conjunction with licks and block (containing Urea). However, do not mix any liquid solution that contains urea with Beachport products or dose at the same time as Beachport products.
B.L.M. works hand in hand with our management strategies to maximise the potential of our cattle.
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