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Look out for the sinister six

“Cows are tremendous metabolic athletes”, says Garret Oetzel, a veterinary professor at the University of Wisconsin. However, it is a fine balancing act for cows to optimally produce milk while calving. Their nutritional needs for energy, minerals and vitamins to help replenish the large outflow of nutrients via milk have to be met. Without such support, they are prone to six metabolic disorders that can knock them out of the game. To read more, click HERE.

Published on Monday, 3rd October 2016 - 16:07

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