HEALTH CHALLENGES .............. Page 11

QUICK GUIDE TO COW HEALTH CHALLENGES

Healthy cows produce more high-quality milk, breed back easier, and require less time and labor to manage.

SHOW ANIMAL STRESS

BEEF

POOR REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE

HIGH SCC

LOW PRODUCTION

ABORTS, EARLY EMBRYONIC DEATH

POOR

KETOSIS FEED INTAKE SYMPTOMS

ERRATIC MANURE

MYCOTOXIN CHALLENGES

IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT

FRESH COW SUPPORT

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= Best See product details on pages 3-4 = Better = Good $289

One case of ketosis costs between $117- $289, and animals are at a higher risk of

$25

DON, zearalenone, T2 and fumonisin increase abortion rate and decrease 21-day preg rate. A 1% increase in 21- day preg rates costs $17-$25 per cow. 1

20%

Subclinical mastitis may cause production losses up to

4 20%.

3 lbs.

Survey of 100 herds indicated a TMR of 300 ppb DON could result in a loss of up to 3 lbs. milk per

$444

One case of clinical mastitis in the first 30 days of lactation can cost up to $444. 3

Did You Know?

1 McArt et al. (2015); 2 Whitlow et al.: Survey of 100 Dairy Farms in North Carolina.; Cabrera (2011); 3 Zoetis; 4 Premiums, Production and Pails of Discarded Milk How Much Money Does Mastitis Cost you? Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, University of Wisconsin.