For years nutritionists have paid attention to the requirements of animals in terms of energy, protein and fibre to give a balanced diet aimed at sustaining growth and production. Formulations have been carefully supplemented with minerals and vitamins to ensure there is no limiting factor in meeting the animal’s needs. Now with the advent of non-antibiotic diets, the increasing challenge is to focus on the animal’s needs from a health point of view. Park Tonks have been involved in the study of natural products to support animal health for over 20 years and are able to capitalise upon their knowledge of how natural products can help support the animal in times of stress and address the new challenge with confidence.

The requirement is to understand what happens to the animal when challenged by disease, as well as what natural defences the body employs and what the nutritional requirements are to fight the challenge. Key areas for consideration are :

Supporting the body’s natural defence mechanisms – e.g. mucosal support to prevent virus or bacteria penetrating & colonising tissue

Active immune support – providing the nutrients needed to produce antibodies

Defence support – providing nutrients that help assist in creating adverse conditions for the growth of pathogenic organisms

The Holistic Approach

Why should I use it?

Our experience tells why 

Park Tonks have successfully employed this holistic approach in dealing with a number of stress situations. Over five years ago ViraMatrix was produced as a natural feed supplement to help pigs combat the increased demand placed when faced with PMWS, a viral disease that in some cases increased mortality by as much as 70%. Farmers commented that pigs which were fed ViraMatrix in their normal feed whilst suffering PMWS recovered faster, had a substantially lower mortality and performed better than those who were not receiving ViraMatrix.

      CalfMatrix is a complementary feedingstuff designed to support the general health of the animal & thus maximise growth potential
     
CalfMatrix is a blend of natural herbs, plant extracts and essential oils, designed to be added to milk, milk replacer and follow-on dry feed, in the form of two generic products:

 
CalfMatrix Milk               AH90

CalfMatrix Dry feed        AH88