Curt Vlietstra, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim, explains that cows will experience a spike in calcium demand after calving. Creating a negative dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) diet can help cattle maintain blood calcium levels after freshening. Those levels are tied to a cow’s future milk production and post-calving health.
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