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Transfer Factor Technology

Our Transfer Factor Technology comes from a special mix of natural ingredients. To start, we use bioactive peptides that are taken from bovine colostrum and egg yolks. In addition to that, this blend includes unique sugars found in plants, probiotics that help produce lactic acid, and important nutrients that the body can easily absorb. As a result, when these ingredients work together, they enhance the body’s “immune intelligence,” which is simply its ability to identify and eliminate harmful cells. Therefore, this formulation helps your cattle respond quickly and effectively to any immune challenges they face.

Field Studies and Research

Years of field studies and research have led to a livestock formulation showing overwhelming improvement in herd health, stress reduction, vaccine enhancement, fertility, and reproduction (see reproduction and fertility)

Herd Health

We advise incorporating these natural supplements,  Newborn Primer and Adult Primer, into a proven herd health program, including appropriate vaccine protocols, rations, and, most importantly, mineral and trace mineral supplements. We have found in our case studies that by integrating our supplements with a herd health program, we have seen significant results with the following:

• Increased egg count
• Improved embryo grade
• Increased conception and implantation
• Improved spermatogenesis
• Reduced morbidity and mortality of newborns

Advancements in Veterinary Science:

Focus Areas for Improving Livestock Health and Reproductive Success

Dr. Ramaekers and his team of field veterinarians are particularly interested in exploring and researching the following areas:

• Reducing transportation stress to help maintain immune function
• Enhancing embryo quality and increasing the number of embryos produced
• Improving embryo transplantation and the conception rate of recipients
• Advancing spermatogenesis to improve volume and concentration of sperm
• Reducing the incidence of Mycoplasma infections
• Decreasing the prevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) and Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD)
• Lowering the occurrence of shipping fever
• Increasing weaning weights
• Reducing calf scours
• Decreasing incidences of E. coli-related diarrhea
• Improving the viability of newborns

Show Cattle Reproduction and Animal Health

At Ramaekers Nutrition, we understand that while medicine addresses the science of disease, nutrition is the foundation of health. Our expertise in enhancing immune function through our orally delivered formulas will not only complement your animal health protocols but also elevate them to new heights.

With our solutions, you can expect:

• A significant reduction in treatments and mortality rates
• Enhanced responsiveness to your current nutrition programs and health protocols
• Optimized overall wellness that leads to superior growth and reproductive outcomes
• Improved genetic expression by effectively addressing sub-clinical disease issues

Investing in our nutritional formulas will bolster your herd health and maximize your profit potential with confidence.

Reduce Cortisol

Our approach effectively modifies the typical response of animals to stress. Specifically, by strategically targeting cortisol production, we ensure that the immune system remains highly functional and vigilant. Furthermore, our studies have consistently shown that we can significantly reduce excessive cortisol release—by an impressive 42%—which is often linked to stress. Moreover, this achievement is made possible through the use of a safe and economical product that can be conveniently administered at all stages of production.

Integrating Supplements with a Herd Health Program:

Natural Immunotherapy

We strongly recommend that, when developing a comprehensive herd health program, you incorporate the natural supplements Newborn Primer and Adult Primer. In addition to these supplements, it is essential to include appropriate vaccination protocols, nutritional rations, and, most importantly, mineral and trace mineral supplements.

Moreover, our case studies have demonstrated significant improvements in animal health when these supplements are integrated into a herd health program. Specifically, they have shown positive effects in addressing various health issues such as:

• BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea)
• BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease)
• Pneumonia
• Shipping Fever
• Stress in Stockers and Feeders
• Along with many other health concerns

Ultimately, by adopting this holistic approach, you can enhance the overall well-being of your herd effectively.

Health and Vigor

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that improvements in health and vigor result in significant benefits, including:

• A reduction in sickness rates to below 6%
• A decrease in death loss to between 0.2% and 1%
• An increase in weight gain and feed conversion efficiency
• Fewer days required on feed
• Enhanced overall performance, with a 15% improvement in efficiency
• An increase in yield of 2-3%
• A higher prevalence of Prime and Choice grades

For cattle designated as “All Naturals,” improved health leads to a greater number of cattle qualifying for the all-natural bonus at harvest.

Birth to Harvest

In the “all-natural” business of sourcing single-source, preconditioned cattle, our formulas effectively control Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). Moreover, since research shows that 46% of healthy cattle contain Mycoplasma in their respiratory tracts, as confirmed by PCR testing, it becomes clear that proactive prevention is key to enhancing immune function before stress and disease set in. Therefore, to ensure the best outcomes, it is vital to enroll all cattle in our program, thus guaranteeing their health from birth to harvest.

Transfer Factor Technology

Our Transfer Factor Technology harnesses a powerful blend of natural ingredients sourced from cow colostrum—the first milk from cows—and egg yolks. This exceptional combination includes beneficial plant-derived sugars, friendly bacteria, and highly absorbable vitamins and minerals. Together, these ingredients work synergistically to elevate your cattle’s immune system, enabling them to swiftly and effectively combat harmful cells.

Immune Primer

Similar to colostrum, which provides essential immune knowledge from mother to newborn, our Newborn Primer formulas educate and activate the immune cells of both the mother and the calf within hours. They do this without side effects, utilizing our patented Transfer Factor Technology.

Revolutionizing Animal Health:

Advanced Immunity Solutions for Ruminants

Our patented formulas deliver cutting-edge technology and unparalleled opportunities for both newborn and adult ruminants. With these products, animals can absorb the equivalent immune information found in six gallons of colostrum, all in a convenient and effective format. Our field veterinarians confidently incorporate these formulas as adjunctive and preventative therapies in treatment programs, whether used alongside antibiotics or independently.

This innovative approach effectively modifies the animals’ stress responses by regulating cortisol production, while ensuring a robust and vigilant immune system. By prioritizing these crucial aspects of animal health, we significantly enhance their overall well-being and resilience.

Reduce Cortisol

This approach effectively modifies the animals’ natural response to stress by significantly lowering cortisol production. Consequently, this ensures a highly functional and vigilant immune system. Moreover, our studies clearly show that we can achieve a remarkable 42% reduction in excessive cortisol release associated with stress by utilizing a safe and economical product. In addition, our studies demonstrate the efficacy of this product, which can be seamlessly integrated at all stages of production.

Antiviral Immune Primer

The Antiviral Immune Primer not only enhances the animal’s response to antibiotics but also serves as our only antiviral agent available for practical field use. Moreover, our new advanced formula allows for a smaller, more cost-effective dose while still retaining all the benefits of the original product.

Dosage Instructions:

• For the Newborn Sustained Release, administer 2 Bollettes on Day 1.
• For the Powder, give ½ oz. by drench on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 12.

The Immune Primer Powder or Bollette produces a response similar to that of a vaccine. Initially, the first doses stimulate and upregulate the immune system for a period of 12 to 14 days, creating an amnestic (memory) response. Consequently, this immune response means that administering a third single dose further enhances the immune system for an additional 14 days.

Enhancing Livestock Health:

he Benefits of Immune Primer Powder and Newborn Primer

Immune Primer Powder (or Bollettes) is a powerful tool that boosts the immune system response for an impressive 26 days. This coverage directly corresponds to the 26-day incubation period of Bovine Respiratory Disease (Shipping Fever), making it essential. Not only does it significantly enhance immune responses, but it also stands as our sole antiviral solution.

Newborn Primer delivers a remarkable 450% enhancement in vaccine responsiveness, elevating antibody production in our vaccine studies by an average of 450% above baseline levels. It synergizes effectively with any antibiotics administered, ensuring the animal’s response to treatment is optimal. This results in reduced antibiotic use, fewer retreatments, and a decrease in chronic cases.

Additionally, Newborn Primer plays a critical role in mitigating elevated cortisol levels—the stress hormone—caused by shipping, thereby sustaining a robust and efficiently functioning immune system.

Furthermore, Newborn Primer dramatically enhances genetic expression and overall performance, leading to fewer days on feed, less feed consumption, and improved yield and quality by promoting superior health in livestock.

Ramaekers Nutrition

For more than 50 years, Ramaekers Nutrition has primarily focused on researching and developing natural immunotherapy supplements.

Ramaekers Nutrition’s products reflect a culmination of global research and clinical experience. Dr. Ramaekers is passionate about improving animal welfare. He is proud to be on the cutting edge of veterinary medicine (meet our veterinary team) and nutrition. 

Help educate and boost the immune system for overall health and vitality. Our products can upregulate and downregulate the immune system. Thus, they are actual immune modulators. Immune modulators “prime” the immune system to react appropriately. Only when needed and will not overstimulate or activate without an external stimulus, such as a disease-causing organism.

Transfer Factor Technology

Our Transfer Factor Technology is derived from a proprietary blend of bioactive peptides extracted from bovine colostrum and egg yolks. This blend combines unique plant-derived heteropolysaccharides, lactic acid-producing probiotics, and highly bioavailable micronutrients. The Synergy of this combination of ingredients enables the “immune intelligence” (the body’s ability to recognize and remove harmful cells) in our formulas to assist your cattle in naturally producing an effective, rapid, and appropriate immune response.

Herd Health

While Medicine is the Science of Disease, we feel that Nutrition is the Science of Health. The bottom line is that, regardless of your animal health protocol, enhanced immune function is made possible by Ramaekers Nutrition’s orally-delivered formulas (learn more about our sustained release formulas) to enhance your current herd health protocols. Our formulas will help your nutritional program and bolster profit potential in the following ways:

• Significantly fewer treatments and deaths
• Better response to existing nutrition programs and health protocols
• Maximized state of wellness for better gain and reproductive outcomes
• Improved genetic expression by addressing sub-clinical disease issues

Patented formulas provide technology and opportunity.

Our patented Newborn Primer and Adult Primer formulas provide the technology and opportunity for the newborn or adult ruminant to absorb the equivalent of immune information and education found in six gallons of colostrum in an easy-to-deliver form. Our field veterinarians use these immunotherapy products as an adjunct to vaccination programs, as stress managers (decreases cortisol levels up to 42%), or as an enhancement to therapy protocols with or without antibiotic use. The key to this approach is modifying the animals’ response to stress, specifically cortisol production, and maintaining a highly functional and vigilant immune system.

Reduce Cortisol

The key to this approach is to modify the animals’ normal response to stress, specifically by reducing increased cortisol production, thereby maintaining a highly functional and vigilant immune system. Our studies demonstrate that we can reduce excessive cortisol release (by 42%) associated with stress using a safe and economical product, conveniently delivered at all stages of production.

Stockers and Feeders

Protect your investment on the front side — decrease losses on the backside.

Increased Profits

Field trials on over 500,000 heads of cattle have consistently demonstrated improvements in health and vigor, resulting in increased profits when using Ramaekers Nutrition Immunotherapy products.

• Decreased sickness — below 10%
• Reduced deaths — below 2.5%
• Improved feed conversion
• Decreased Days on Feed
• Vaccine titer enhancement
• Improved carcass quality
• Improved Reproduction and Fertility (see reproduction and fertility)
• For All Natural programs — improved Health means keeping more head “on the program.”

Dr. Ramaekers and his field veterinarians have a particular interest in exploring and researching the following areas:

• Transportation stress reduction to help maintain immune function
• Enhanced embryo quality and increasing numbers produced
• Improving embryo transplantation and the recipient’s conception
• Improving spermatogenesis leads to improved volume and concentration
• Reducing the incidence of Mycoplasma
• Reducing the incidence of BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea) and BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease)
• Decreasing pneumonia and lung infections
• Decreased shipping fever
• Reducing DOF (days on feed)
• Improving feed conversion and daily gain
• Increasing weaning weights
• Improving carcass quality and yield
• Decreased calf scours
• Decreasing E. coli diarrheas
• Improved viability of newborns
• Reduction in pinkeye

Transfer Factor Technology

Our Transfer Factor Technology is derived from a proprietary blend of bioactive peptides extracted from bovine colostrum and egg yolks. This blend combines unique plant-derived heteropolysaccharides, lactic acid-producing probiotics, and highly bioavailable micronutrients. The Synergy of this combination of ingredients enables the “immune intelligence” (the body’s ability to recognize and remove harmful cells) in our formulas to assist your cattle in naturally producing an effective, rapid, and appropriate immune response.

Immune Primer

Like colostrum (or first milk), which transfers vital immune knowledge from mother to newborn, our Newborn Primer and Adult Primer formulas educate and activate the function of the mother and calf’s immune cells within hours and without side effects using our patented Transfer Factor Technology.

Herd Health

While Medicine is the Science of Disease, we feel that Nutrition is the Science of Health. The bottom line is that regardless of your animal health protocol, enhanced immune function made possible by Ramaekers Nutrition’s orally-delivered formulas enhances your current herd health protocols. Our formulas will help your nutritional program and bolster profit potential in the following ways:

• Significantly fewer treatments and deaths
• Better response to existing nutrition programs and health protocols
• Maximized state of wellness for better gain and reproductive outcomes (see reproduction and fertility)
• Improved genetic expression by addressing sub-clinical disease issues

Patented formulas provide technology and opportunity.

Our patented formulas provide the technology and opportunity for newborn and adult ruminants to absorb the equivalent immune information and education found in 6 gallons of colostrum in an easy-to-deliver form. Our field veterinarians use these products as adjunctive and preventative therapy in treatment programs with or without antibiotics.

Reduce Cortisol

The key to this approach is to modify the animals’ typical response to stress, specifically increased cortisol production, thereby maintaining a highly functional and vigilant immune system. Our studies demonstrate that we can reduce excessive cortisol release (by 42%) associated with stress using a safe and economical product, conveniently delivered at all stages of production.

Cows and cattle: Protect your investment on the front end — decrease losses on the back end.

Increased Profits

Trials repeatedly have shown an improvement in Health and vigor that translates to

• Decreased sickness to below 6%
• Decreased death loss to .2-1%
• Increase in weight gain and feed conversion
• Decreased days on feed
• Increased performance ↑efficiency with a 15% improvement
• Increased yield ↑2-3%
• Increased Prime and Choice grades
• For “All Naturals,” Increased Health results in an increased number of cattle on the program to receive the all-natural bonus at harvest.

Birth to Harvest

In the “all-natural” business of buying single-source, preconditioned cattle, our formulas help control BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease). Prevention is paramount, as we know that 46% of healthy cattle harbor Mycoplasma in their respiratory tracts, as identified via PCR testing. For optimal results, it is essential to enroll all cattle in the program to maintain their health from birth to harvest. Our current plan calls for the following:

• 2 Newborn Sustained Release for newborn calves to educate the immune system to 3000+ pathogens
• 1 Adult Sustained Release Bolus at processing or branding
• 2 Adult Sustained Release Bolus at feedlot arrival

This program is an adjunct to proper parasite and vaccination programs. This program should reduce the average 12-18% dropout rate to 5-6% sick.

Note: Calves treated with immunotherapy: 40%

Transfer Factor Technology

Our Transfer Factor Technology is derived from a proprietary blend of bioactive peptides. These bioactive peptides are extracted from bovine colostrum and egg yolks. This blend combines unique plant-derived heteropolysaccharides, lactic acid-producing probiotics, and highly bioavailable micronutrients. The Synergy of this combination of ingredients enables the “immune intelligence” (the body’s ability to recognize and remove harmful cells) in our Newborn Immune Primer and Adult Immune Primer formulas to assist your cattle in naturally producing an effective, rapid, and appropriate immune response.

Improve your bottom line with a proven, multi-patented, and natural solution.

• Reduce antibiotic costs and treatments.
• Reduce culls and the death loss of newborns.
• Reduce the age of heifer freshening due to a faster growth rate.
• Reduce the mastitis rate and improve treatment success.
• Improve fertility (AI, donor/recipient)
• Healthier transitional cows.

How do we do this?

Our cutting-edge immune enhancement enables your livestock to express their genetic potential, keeping their Health at optimum levels.

Patented formulas provide technology and opportunity.

Our patented formulas provide the technology and opportunity for the newborn and adult ruminant to absorb the equivalent immune information and education found in six gallons of colostrum. Our field veterinarians use these products as adjunctive and preventative therapy in treatment programs with or without antibiotics. The key to this approach is modifying the animals’ response to stress, specifically cortisol production, and maintaining a highly functional and vigilant immune system.

Advisory

We recommend incorporating these natural supplements, Newborn Primer and Adult Primer, into a proven herd health program that includes appropriate vaccine protocols, rations, and, most importantly, mineral and trace mineral supplements. We have found in our case studies that by integrating our supplements with a herd health program, we have seen significant results with 

• BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea)
• BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease)
• Calf Scours
• Lungers
• Mastitis or Somatic Cell Counts
• And many other health issues