Ketosis – get the feed-energy balance right
Clinical cases of ketosis can cost up to 320 euros a year. Although your herd may have only one or two cases a year, do you know how many subclinical cases your herd has? And do you know what this costs in lost production?
Subclinical ketosis usually undetected
Subclinical ketosis is caused by a negative energy balance shortly before and during the first weeks of lactation.
Normally subclinical ketosis remains undetected. Yet it can create serious problems in many herds, with negative effects on milk yield and animal health. Research shows that it can cost as much as 90 euros per cow and year.
Herd Navigator monitors the right cows automatically
Herd Navigator will automatically monitor your herd – the right cows at the right time. The indicator used is BHB, beta hydroxybutyrate. This metabolite is involved in mobilizing energy from body adipose tissue when there is a negative energy balance.
Prevent losses of 600 kg per cow
But Herd Navigator will identify all cows at risk of ketosis, so you can quickly adjust feed and prevent milk losses – up to 600 kg per cow, per lactation.
Increase milk yield while decreasing feed costs
Feed costs account for 40% or more of your direct production costs per kg milk. But by adjusting the energy intake, you can increase feeding efficiency and reduce feed costs.
Herd Navigator measures urea, which is an indicator of over- or under-supply of protein. By measuring urea levels during milking, Herd Navigator provides the data you need to fine-tune feeding efficiency.
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