Revitalize Dry Cow Reference Guide
What Is Revitalize? It is a dry cow feed and mineral line formulated specifically for dry cows. It prepares the cow for the next lactation and helps reduce metabolic and nutritionally related disorders around the time of calving. Dry Cow Feeding Concepts Incorporated Into the Revitalize Product Line Revitalize products have been formulated to allow producers to provide excellent nutrition to their dry cows without overfeeding energy. Controlled energy feeding for dry cows > Several university studies have shown that controlling the energy intake of dry cows throughout the dry period at or slightly above the energy requirement established by the National Research Council improves their transition into lactation. 2 Revitalize is a trademark of Southern States Cooperative, Incorporated.
Revitalize products are formulated to accommodate both single and multiple group dry cow programs. Management based grouping of cows > Producers have often been encouraged to manage dry cows with separate far-off and close-up groups. Current research studies have demonstrated that single group dry cow programs can work. Several Revitalize products contain supplemental anions to facilitate achieving a negative cation anion balance in a close-up dry cow diet. Managing cation anion balance > Regulating the cation anion balance to close-up dry cows can help reduce the incidence and severity of milk fever, improve reproduction, decrease incidences of retained placenta and ketosis, and enhance milk production during the subsequent lactation. 3
Several Research Proven Products have been incorporated into the Revitalize Product Line Sel-Plex selenium yeast > Selenium yeast may decrease milk somatic cell count (Table 1) indicating better mammary gland health and increase the selenium content of colostrum (Figure 1), thereby increasing the delivery of selenium to the newborn calf. Table 1: Sel-Plex Selenium Yeast Effects on Milk Somatic Cell Count Pre Sel-Plex Post Sel-Plex Number of Cows 3151 3092 Milk Yield, lbs 69.1 72.4 Fat, % 3.79 3.70 Avg SCC, cells/ml 305,987 256,676 Harrison and Elliot, 2005 Figure 1: Sel-Plex Selenium Yeast Higher Selenium Content in Colostrum Se, ppm 0.18 0.15 0.12 0.09 4.7 mg/d, selenite 8.7 mg/d, selenite 4.8 mg/d, Sel-Plex 0.09 0.08 0.14 0.06 0.03 0 Awadeh et al., 1998 4 Sel-Plex is a registered trademark of Alltech, Incorporated.
Zinpro Performance Minerals > Zinpro Performance Minerals (ZPM) decrease somatic cell count when fed throughout the lactation cycle (Figure 2). Figure 2: Zinpro Performance Minerals 14 Study Summary of Effects of Feeding ZPM Beginning in the Dry Period and Continuing Through Lactation Milk Somatic Cell Count 1000s/mL 300 250 200 150 100 50 264 Control > Zinpro Performance Mineral study results have shown improved reproductive parameters in dairy cattle when fed during the transition period. Results include: Decreased days to first estrus (University of Tennessee; Spruce Haven Farm and Research Center) 38.5% decrease in CIDR usage (New Zealand Riverside Vet Service) Decreased days to first ovulation for cows with transition disorders (University of Pennsylvania) 41.9% decrease in days open (Miner Institute) Decreased retained placentas (University of Tennessee) 17.7% decrease in days to first luteal activity (University of Tennessee) 198 Complexed Trace Minerals Zinpro is a trademark of Zinpro. 5
Diamond V XP Yeast Culture > Diamond V XP Yeast Culture increased milk production across 60 research trials (Figure 3). > Diamond V XP Yeast Culture improved feed intake in transition dairy cows (Table 2). Figure 3: Diamond V XP Yeast 60 Trial (Meta) Analysis Additional Milk Produced (lb/hd/d) 2.15 2.10 2.05 2.00 1.95 Total Lactation 6 Diamond V is a trademark of Diamond V. Early to Mid Lactation Late Lactation Rabiee et al., 2008
Table 2: Diamond V XP Yeast Jersey Transition Cow Intake Dry Matter Intake, lb/d Treatment Prepartum Control Original XP Day 7 to -1 17 21.6 Day 20 to -1 21 24 Postpartum Day 1 to 21 22.5 26.5 Day 1 42 26.3 30.2 Day 1 140 33.5 36.3 SoyChlor/Anionic Salts > Balancing the Dietary Cation Anion Difference (DCAD) for pre-fresh dairy cows reduces milk fever, improves reproduction and enhances milk production in the subsequent lactation (Figure 4). Figure 4: SoyChlor/Anionic Salts Effect of Altering the DCAD in Pre-Fresh Diets for Multiparous Dairy Cattle on Milk Production During the First 21 Days Postpartum Dann et al., 2000 Milk (lb/cow/d) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 22.1-12.1-11.3-9.8 DCAD (meq/100g) DeGroot et al., 2010 7
Biotin > Supplemental biotin increased milk production 2.8 lb/hd/d and dry matter intake 1.5 lb/hd/d across nine studies. > Supplementing biotin during the transition period decreased plasma Non-Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA) (Figure 5), suggesting improved energy metabolism and decreased risk for ketosis. Figure 5: Biotin Plasma NEFA Concentrations of Cows Fed 0 or 20 and 30 mg/d of Supplemental Biotin/d 800 700 600 *** Control NEFA, ueq/ml 500 400 300 200 Biotin ** 100 0-3 -2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Week Relative to Calving Rosendo et al., 2004 8
Chromium > Supplementing chromium during the transition period increases dry matter intake (Figure 6) and milk production (Figure 7) during the first 90 days in milk. Figure 6: Chromium Effect of Feeding Chromium Propionate From 25 d Prepartum to 35 d Postpartum on DMI 60 50 DMI, lb/d 40 30 20 10 0-21 to -1 1 to 35 36 to 56 57 to 90 Days Relative to Calving Control Chromium McNamara and Valdez, 2005 Figure 7: Chromium Effect of Feeding Chromium Propionate From 25 d Prepartum to 35 d Postpartum on Milk Yield Milk Yield, lb/d 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 1 to 35 36 to 56 57 to 90 Days Relative to Calving Control Chromium McNamara and Valdez, 2005 9
Encapsulated Choline > Feeding encapsulated choline during the transition period increased milk production an average of 5.7 lb/hd/d across 13 studies (Figure 8). Figure 8: Encapsulated Choline Milk Increase on Trial Farms Using Reashure Choline Milk increase, lb/d 9 Average milk +5.7 lb/d 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MO IL WI NYFT NFT SFT WI Herd Bio-Mos > Feeding Bio-Mos to non-lactating cows during the prefresh transition period improved vaccination titers to Rotavirus in the calves (Figure 9). Figure 9: Bio-Mos Rotavirus Vaccination Titers in Transition Cows Fed 10 g/hd/d BioMOS 25000 20000 Vaccine Titers 15000 10000 +9% Control Bio-Mos 5000 +88% 0 Cows Calves Serum Samples taken 24 hours post calving 10 Bio-Mos is a registered trademark of Alltech, Incorporated.
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