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Slide 1
Original EasyWean®
NoseRing®
The EasyWean® NoseRing® allows for weaning without having to separate the young animal from its mother.
This eliminates the stress and subsequent weight loss caused by separation at weaning resulting in significant production benefits. Farmers trust EasyWean® NoseRings® for real results.
The EasyWean® NoseRing® allows for weaning without having to separate the young animal from its mother.
This eliminates the stress and subsequent weight loss caused by separation at weaning resulting in significant production benefits. Farmers trust EasyWean® NoseRings® for real results.
Slide 2
Stress-free Weaning
EasyWean® NoseRings® are a stress free weaning solution. The non-piercing ring feels like a clip-on earring that the calf quickly ignores, while the spikes provide enough discomfort to discourage the cow from allowing the calf to suckle. This allows the pair to remain together and maintain their bond without the stress of suckling.
EasyWean® NoseRings® are a stress free weaning solution. The non-piercing ring feels like a clip-on earring that the calf quickly ignores, while the spikes provide enough discomfort to discourage the cow from allowing the calf to suckle. This allows the pair to remain together and maintain their bond without the stress of suckling.
Slide 3
Weaning Without
the Weight Loss
The EasyWean® NoseRings® keeps the young and mothers together while preventing suckling. No separation. No stress. Just better outcomes for your herd.
The EasyWean® NoseRing® keeps the young and mothers together while preventing suckling. No separation. No stress. Just better outcomes for your herd.
What Makes it Work?
Stress-free Weaning
Prevents suckling without
separation, stress, and weight loss.
Reusable & Durable
One device works across
multiple weaning cycles.
Better Herd Management
Maintain natural bonds while
achieving weaning goals.
What Makes it Work?
Stress-free Weaning
Prevents suckling without
separation, stress, and weight loss.
Reusable & Durable
One device works across
multiple weaning cycles.
Better Herd Management
Maintain natural bonds while achieving weaning goals.
Real Results
Farmers trust EasyWean® NoseRings®
“Die NeusRing hou vir my baie voordele in. Koeie en kalwers speen baie makliker met bitter min skok of stres. Koeie en kalwers verloor geen gewig met speen nie. Hulle gewig kan dalk stilstaan vir ’n week of twee, maar dit gebeur baie min. ‘n Mens moet onthou ’n koei in ’n somerkalfseisoen verloor tot 20kg met speen. Sy moet in die winter daardie gewig weer opvang, en dis nie so maklik of goedkoop nie.
Jy wil veral nie gewigsverlies hê onder verse wat jy weer in jou kudde wil opneem nie. Hulle moet eerder gewig optel. By ons met ons Soetveld, kan ’n speenvers met ’n goeie winterlek en goeie winterweiding tussen 250g en 300g per dag optel. Dus, indien ’n kalf 8 kg verloor tydens speen, moet jy haar ’n maand langer hou om net weer haar oorspronklike gewig te bereik. Hoe vroeër die vers haar doelgewig bereik, hoe vroeër kan sy gepaar word en in die produksielyn inkom. Die neusring is maklik om aan te sit, dis sterk en kan oor en oor gebruik word. Dit is ook bekostigbaar.”
Leo Roets
Piet Plesssis-omgewing, Noordwes
“Daar is nogal ’n paar interessante voordele vir my. Die eerste is die maklik speen. Jy sit net die neusringetjie aan en die kalf speen langs sy ma. Die voordeel daarvan is natuurlik dat daar geen speenstres is nie. Ons sien dat die koeie en kalfies dit maklik aanvaar. Wat vir ons miskien die belangrikste is, is dat die koeie en kalwers nie rondhardloop op soek na mekaar nie. Die hele speenproses is baie maklik en stresvry vir die koei en die kalf. Om die kalwers dan weg te vat is baie maklik wanneer die melkspeen verby is. Daar’s feitlik geen gewigsverlies in veral die koeie nie. Ons is baie gelukkig daarmee.”
Joubert Swanepoel
Vryburg / Piet Plessis-omgewing, Noordwes
“Die NeusRing is vir my ‘n bestuursmiddel nes enige ander middel, soos jou weegskaal of vlotterklep. Dit stel personeel in staat om kalwers te speen selfs al is hy alleen. Die grootte van die kudde laat nie toe dat ek by elke proses betrokke is nie, daarom maak ek staat op hulpmiddels soos NeusRing om take soos speen te vergemaklik.
Behandel dit met smeermiddel na gebruik en stoor dit veilig. Motiveer personeel om verliese te voorkom. Die NeusRing gee kalwers die geleentheid om rustig binne 14 tot 21 dae van melk af te speen terwyl hulle nog saam met hul moeders is. Daar is geen risiko van diere wat drade breek nie, en wanneer ons hulle wel wegneem, is hulle rustig.
Die einddoel is om die kudde daagliks te bestuur sonder om hulle te hinder. Stres wys op produksiesyfers, en met onvoorspelbare markte is die risiko te groot om vroeg te besluit wanneer om te speen. Ek speen die kalf langs sy ma—almal is tevrede. Wanneer ‘n markgeleentheid opduik, is ek gereed.”
J.P. van den Berg
Mosita, Noordwes
“With the NoseRings® I don’t even know I am weaning, so easy and laid-back everything goes. I keep the weanlings with their mothers for about a week before I take them away without too much weaning shock. Ideally, I then keep the bull calves separate from the heifer calves. The type of season will determine exactly how long I keep the bull calves, but the aim is to keep them until August, when there are very few other calves in the market. This is when the prices are usually significantly higher than in April or May, when most calves are in the market.”
Piet van der Linde
Tweefontein, Vryburg
“During good seasons I sell my bull calves directly from their mothers at around 8 months of age and keep about 90% of my heifers. These heifers I wean in the cow herd with NoseRings®. This reduces my management considerably, as I don’t have to provide for a separate herd. When, however, it is a difficult year and I want to wean early to help the cows, I wean the whole lot but keep them in the herd for a good 6 weeks. Only then I take the bull calves away.”
Owen Taute
Grysrand, Vryburg
“If you want to, for example, wean a first calver’s calf a little earlier to give the mother a bit of a break, you just apply a NoseRings® and leave the calf with its mother. In addition, the NoseRings® gives you the flexibility to further wean selectively according to birth date. Over a calving season of three months, there is a huge difference between the first calves and the last ones. The NoseRings® makes it possible for the last calves to also reach the ideal weaning weight.
My experience is that you don’t have any weight loss during weaning with the NoseRings® on the one hand, and on the other, that you have the flexibility to increase your profits in some years by not having to sell your calves when the market is flooded by other sellers. I am very excited about the NoseRings®.
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J.P. van den Berg
Mosita, Noordwes
“I have used the NoseRings® for weaning my calves since 1998. Many of my beef farmer clients use them too. I have found this method the least stressful of all weaning techniques. The weaners and the cows are not stressed at all. In fact, the weaners have weaned approximately 20 to 25kgs heavier and the mothers have not lost any weight during the weaning process.
During the traditional separation techniques of weaning, the weaners are locked up or weaned across a fence. The weaners bellow and run up and down the fences, as do their mothers. This process takes up to five days to complete. During this period the weaners lose weight as do their mothers – an estimated 30 to 40 kgs weight loss in the mothers and a 20 to 25kg loss in the weaners. If this process happens during inclement weather, I have losses of weaners due to pasteurella pneumonia due to stress. The NoseRings® , if used correctly, are definitely far superior to the nose-plate method and in my opinion are in no way cruel or stressful. Beef farmers have reported back that they were very pleased with their results and confirmed my findings.
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J.P. van den Berg
Mosita, Noordwes
“I am very impressed by the NoseRings ® since I have started to use them. They definitely make weaning easier for calf and mother. I can also state that no harmful effects of any kind whatsoever were detected and I use them in my own herd. I agree that they must be fitted properly and care should be taken in doing so.”
Dr. FA Malan
BVSc | Vryburg Dierehospitaal
“I can’t tell you how happy we were with NoseRings® on our weaners this year. Sure, a few fell out and were lost, however our calves suffered no sores and were infinitely happier without the weaning stress. A huge bonus for us was a significant reduction in losses due to lantana poisoning. Historically, we’ve lost four or five calves per annum, immediately post weaning, despite trying to keep them in lantana free camps. This year we had two mild cases that required no treatment apart from access to molasses, with no losses at all.
Early weaning while green grass is still available was made possible through NoseRings ®usage, staggering the groups of calves to be weaned. The companionship / guidance of the mother no doubt also played a role in avoidance of lantana and made the predicted difference to weight maintenance through winter. While a single year’s use is not enough for categorical statements, we were certainly encouraged and will definitely be using them next year. As a veterinarian, if I thought they were in the slightest bit inhumane, I wouldn’t use them. On the contrary, I recommend them unreservedly to my clients.”
Dr. Karl Aadnesgaard
BVSc, Zululand Veterinary Hospital, Empangeni
“Ek het self Afrikanerkalwers gespeen met die NeusRinge ® en het geen nadelige effekte ondervind. Koeie en kalwers was rustig en kalwers het goed gegroei. Ek verkoop heelwat NeusRinge ® aan ekstensiewe beesboere en die wat dit gebruik speen nou op geen ander manier. “
Dr. MG Vosser
BVSc, Stella
“Overall, we were very impressed with the NoseRings® and will continue to use them as our only method of weaning. Another advantage to the farmer is a decreased cost of fence repair as there are no longer calves pushing through fences to get back to their mothers and visa versa. Not to mention the sleepless nights due to the noise created.”
Trish Oglesby
TOJO Ranching, KwaZulu Natal
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