X-Zelit helps reduce milk fever cases on German dairy farm

The family-run farm is located in Dollerup, in the Angeln region near the Danish border. It’s a mixed operation with sows, dairy cows, a biogas plant and some renewable energy. Their dairy herd consists of about 280 cows, producing an average of 12,200 kg of milk per cow per year.

“Two years ago, we changed our dry cow feeding completely,” the farmer says. “We decided to follow the X-Zelit approach and reorganized our dry period management. Since then, we haven’t had any need for calcium treatments.”

No clinical or subclinical milk fever

Before making the switch, the farm occasionally had to intervene with calcium. That has not been necessary since X-Zelit was introduced.

“We haven’t had a single case of milk fever or subclinical milk fever since we started,” the farmer explains. “No treatments, no boluses. The cows calve without complications, regardless of parity.”

Consistent results and improved performance

The family carefully monitored outcomes after the change.

“In the beginning, we also took colostrum samples from every cow and measured the Brix values,” he says. “This helped us see that the changes in the dry cow ration were having a positive impact – not only on calving, but also on colostrum quality.”

Milk yields have also improved. “In the last 14 months, we’ve increased average production by just over 1,000 kg per cow. We see this as a result of better transition management.”

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Practical feeding approach for dry cows

With a straightforward feeding strategy and fewer interventions at calving, the Tramsens feel confident in the system they’ve built.

“The results have been consistent. We haven’t needed any calcium support since starting. That’s a clear sign the approach works for us.”

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