Trace minerals are needed in very small amounts but are critical to optimize your herd's reproduction performance in the heifer, cow and bull to impact overall conception.
Calf scours are responsible for 80% of sickness and 57% of deaths in unweaned calves in the United States. Treating calves with MULTIMIN® 90 at the same time as vaccination can help decrease the incidence of calf scours.
Reduced forage intake caused by drought can have an adverse effect on reproductive efficiency, especially if cows are thin at calving.
Just like human babies, calves thrive better when their moms are in a positive nutritional state during pregnancy. Pregnant cows and heifers also need prenatal supplements such as trace minerals.
The key to giving calves a healthy start is the feeding of clean, high quality colostrum, which is the ideal method of transferring proper nutrients and antibodies into newborn calves. The antibodies a calf receives from its mother help ward off disease until its own “naïve” immune system matures and effectively develops its own immune response.
In order to be fully prepared for calving season, consider arming—or at least refreshing—yourself with some knowledge and basic skills for calving cows, while also having necessary supplies gathered and on hand.
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