Improve Animal Health
Good animal health is the cornerstone to profitable dairy production. Our consultants work with you and your veterinarian to identify and address related health issues, such as metabolic problems, rumen health, and sore feet. We can offer you nutrition-based solutions that are designed with animal health in mind.
Metabolic Problems
Metabolic health problems have a long lasting impact on milk production. Milk fever, ketosis and DAs tend to be prevalent around the time of calving. Cargill Animal Nutrition resources can have a tremendous positive impact on their severity. Our consultants will devise program recommendations that maximize dry matter intake, deliver needed amino acids for immune health and fetal growth, and minimize fat accumulation in the liver. They’ll work with you on your transition cow issues and help you track progress toward fewer metabolic problems. Key aspects of the consultation include:
- Production Management Audit of transition groups
- Herd health records evaluation
- Rumen function evaluation using the Cargill Digestion Analyzer
- MAX™ system analysis of current transition and high cow diets
- Ration recommendations developed with the MAX™ system Transition Cow Model
Foot Health
Many dairy operations underestimate the impact of foot problems. Cows with sore feet reduce their dry matter intake and that leads to capped milk production. Our consultants will help you design a program focused on animal health, foot health and cow comfort. The recommendations you’ll devise together will enable you to track progress toward a healthier herd. This comprehensive consultation can include:
- Production Management Audits of your production groups
- Feeding management practice analysis using the Penn State Particle Separator
- Evaluation of feed sorting and other bunker management issues
- Rumen function evaluation using the Cargill Digestion Analyzer
- Rumen pH comparison with the Rumen Health Index Model
- MAX™ system analysis of current transition and high cow diets
View a Brochure
MAX™ system PDF (230KB)
Transition Model PDF (214 KB)
Rumen Health (rH) Index PDF (275 KB)