Dairy cow health
Cows need to be healthy in order to produce a good volume of milk over a long productive life. To achieve good health, farmers need to focus on challenges in the early lactation period because most health issues arise shortly after calving. Trouw Nutrition provides solutions to boost the health and vitality of your cows during this time – for more productivity and profitability over their entire lifespan.
Transition cow management
When a dairy cow moves from a non-lactating into a lactating state, she faces many physiological adaptations in a very short period.
During the 21 days before and after calving, specific nutritional strategies are needed to manage energy balance (fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolism) and to improve intake in early lactation; all whilst minimising the risk of tranisition disease.
Cow health and fertility
Understanding the diet, with a full appreciation of how specific diets will affect the lactating cow enables farmers to optimise reproductive health and maximise performance.
Mineral optimisation
Mineral optimisation and selecting the proper sources of minerals are essential for ensuring nutritional balance to cover the animals basal requirements and support production. It is key to do this whilst accounting for antagonism and preventing negative interaction in the rumen.
