SPECIALISED KNOWLEDGE AND CARE
The Kid & Lamb Company is 4 Mix International (Pty) Ltd, third sub-concept, following the model already proven by The Piglet Company and The Calf Company.
Small stock farming is won or lost in the first few weeks. A lamb or kid that gets a strong start grows better, weans heavier and stays in the flock longer.
We begin with the ewe or doe at lambing and kidding with Fresh Start, then meet the newborn in its first hours with First Drink Gold, carry it through the milk-feeding phase on Lacto Lamb, and keep NatuLyte on hand for the digestive setbacks along the way — all supported by on-farm service, practical guidance and staff training, because in rearing, good management and good nutrition carry equal weight.
Our approach rests on four pillars: nutrition, gut development, immunity and performance. When these pillars are met, every kid and lamb is set up to reach its full genetic potential long after it has left the rearing pen and moved on to its adult feeding programme.
(Fresh Start: V23991, First Drink Gold: V29641, Lacto Lamb: V31164, NatuLyte: V33023)
Our pillars
Nutrition
We focus on specialised nutrition for the lactating sow, her lambs and kids. A sow needs correct feeding to produce enough milk for her lambs and kids without losing too much weight, which could impact her next litter. Lambs and Kids, on the other hand, need a strong foundation to kickstart their lives.
Gut development
Gut health is essential for lambs to reach their production potential. A damaged gut starts you on the wrong foot. As the world moves away from antibiotics, gut health is becoming an even more important area to focus on. It is the biggest entry point into the lambs system.
Immunity
Ensuring that all lambs and kids and kids to reach their production receive enough high-quality potential. A damaged gut starts you colostrum to give the best possible on the wrong foot. As the world start to life. Feeding the lambs and moves away from antibiotics, gut kids for improved development of health is becoming an even more their innate immune system
Performance
What it all boils down to. The lambs and kids performance, in the long run, is the ultimate goal. In the ideal world, we lay a strong foundation in the first few days of a lamb and kid’s life. A strong foundation will mean that lambs and kids keep performing as they mature to growers and then to finishers, producing the ideal slaughtering lamb and goat.
What we offer
With the ever-increasing efficiencies required to meet the need for food security on a global scale, our aim is to equip the South African producer with the tools required to meet these demands.
Our services
The Kid and Lamb Company can help the South African lamb and goat industry by studying the nutritional foundation of every farm. The lactating ewe and her young lambs and kids, form part of this foundation, and we believe that a good start is half the battle won. We focus specifically on unlocking lamb and kid potential to achieve the necessary result that contribute to successful lamb and kid farming today.
Our aim
To improve milk production and feed intake for the lactating ewe and doe. Her performance affects her lambs and kids now and in her next cycle. By supporting her, we support the farm’s future. For the lamb and kid, our products look at improving intake, overall health, gut development and gut health, growth and feed efficiency. This stage is a sensitive but important one.
Our mission
With every customer, we share each other’s responsibility to determine the ideal solutions to achieve maximum results. In collaboration with farm managers, nutritionists and veterinarians, we aim to determine the best course of action.