Dairy Technical
The importance of monitoring body condition of cows post calving
After calving, cows should be closely monitored to ensure that excess body condition is not lost. Although a level of...
Negative Energy Balance
Dairy Technical
Supplementation key to overcoming negative energy balance
A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being...
Dairy Technical
On average 27% of cows in grazing herds affected by ketosis
Ketosis is a metabolic disorder of dairy cows, which commonly affects animals during the transition period. As cows enter the...
Dairy Technical
Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows
Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Managing negative energy balance in cows
Managing negative energy balance (NEB) in cows is vital to ensuring that they go on to have a successful lactation....
Dairy Technical
Managing NEB in autumn-calving cows
Negative energy balance (NEB) occurs in early lactation, when feed intakes are insufficient to meet the energy demands of milk...
Dairy Technical
Minimising negative energy balance in cows this spring
Negative energy balance (NEB) is a problem that affects cows in early lactation, when feed intake is not meeting the...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Managing freshly calved cows
Autumn-calving cows are now in the period between calving and breeding, so good management of them at this time of...
Dairy Technical
Monitoring negative energy balance in cows
Up to two weeks before calving, dairy cows enter a negative energy balance (NEB), which can lead to the development...