DAIRY COWS

Trace minerals have an influence on the immunity of dairy cows. They also improve their udders' health and milk quality.

Changes and needs throughout the cycle

The dairy cow has to cope with many changes (nutrition, physiology and behavior) during a cycle encompassing functional, production and gestation needs.

All of these factors can be a source of stress and compromise the health and welfare of dairy cows. Knowing that the trace minerals support each of these aspects, a deficiency, even subclinical, can lead to impaired metabolism, inflammation and oxidative stress.

Effects at key stages and diseases

Transition period

Lactation peak

Mastitis

Transition period

During the transition period, the trace minerals are mobilized to respond to the various physiological changes caused by stopping milking, the discomfort of udder involution, the growth of the fetus and the preparation for lactation. This is when cows are most susceptible to health problems.

Lactation peak

The onset of lactation and especially peak lactation is for the cow a time in their cycle when they mobilize their stocks and body tissues to meet their needs and milk production. The use of lipids for this milk production will lead to a high production of oxidants, and therefore a high demand for trace minerals.

Mastitis

This most important disease in dairy cows, whether clinical or subclinical, may indicate a poor antioxidant status in cows. This imbalance in trace minerals that leads to a poor immune system increases the risk of mastitis, which will affect the health of the cow and the udder as well as the quality of the milk.

Other key points

During the transition period, with the arrival of the calf, the cow has a lower ingestion capacity which will reduce its daily intake of nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
Another factor of oxidative stress during the peri-partum are animals with a strong Body Condition Score (Bsr) or large losses in Bsr.

Support your dairy cows

With the mobilization of all these trace minerals during various events and all these changes, the stocks of the dairy cow need to be filled in quantity and quickly.

The 4-in-1 injection will limit the consequences of these changes and guarantee the availability of trace minerals during these critical periods.

Reduction in the incidence of mastitis

22% for clinical mastitis
23% for subclinical mastitis
Decrease in frequency and duration of infection

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Improved milk quality and udder health

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Reduction in the cost of treatments associated with pathologies

(mastitis, endometritis, placental retention ...)

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