Transition Cow Management

Big Challenges………Big Opportunities

The greatest health risk in the life of the dairy cow is calving. The steady stream of freshenings on modern dairy farms has created the need for specialized maternity/fresh cow labor, constant management attention and a lot of dollars dedicated to skilled workers and pharmaceuticals. The term

fresh cow program has been replaced with the concept of transition cow management extending the time frame that impacts fresh cows. Drs. Nordlund, Cook and the team at the University of Wisconsin have published compelling data that identifies critical transition management bottlenecks. The following is a summary of the latest information that impacts transition cow performance. The goal is to transform your fresh pen into the profit center you need it to be.

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