Did you know?
When a calf is born, the abomasum or fourth stomach is the only stomach that is functioning. Teat feeding triggers a reflex which causes a groove in the rumen (oesophageal groove) to close. This directs milk past the rumen and into the abomasum where it is digested. In addition, using a teat may also stimulate saliva production and maintain fluid intake in scouring calves. If a calf drinks from a bucket the oesophageal groove may not be activated and the milk will go into the rumen. As the rumen is not functioning, the milk is not digested and ferments, causing the calf to scour.
Calves fed via a teat can gain an extra 1.4kg in weight to 12 weeks.

Description: 
Peach Teats simulate natural feeding because milk is squirted into the calf's mouth, just like real milk. It also allows the same amount of fluid to pass through it as a cow's udder naturally would. This product is ideal for sick calves that have difficulty sucking milk through conventional teats. The transverse slits on the end of the teat are positioned to minimise milk loss when the teat is not in use. Drinking from a teat helps the calf satisfy their urge to suckle.

Saliva has two functions:
A. Buffering. Saliva, with a pH value of approximately 8.2 and a high sodium bicarbonate level, has a buffering effect in the rumen. This means that the saliva helps to counteract the effects of acid-producing feedstuffs, such as cereals, molasses, potatoes and fodder beets, on the ruminal PH.
B. Suppressing foam. Saliva can also reduce the risk of bloat as it also has a foam suppressing effect in the rumen – Bloat can be fatal.

Key Features: 

• Ideal for calves.
• The teat encourages the calf to suck thereby increasing saliva flow and enhanced milk digestibility.
• Pull through teat.