The transition to lactation has an enormous impact on the performance of dairy
cows. The stress and hormonal changes associated with calving and the
dramatic increase in demand for energy and calcium can result in serious
metabolic stress.
Trouw Nutriton South Africa strives to be innovative
and continues to ask the one question on
everyone’s mind: What can be done to improve
production efficiency while reducing the use of
antibiotics?
No matter how you go about it, the weaning process creates stress in calves as one digestive system replaces another. Yet, several recently published studies show that the choice to wean later, rather than earlier, can have significant health and performance benefits.