Use of an oral bolus in the drying-off of dairy cattle
OwnerDaniel Zaspel, Juergen Bubeck +3inventors
InventorsDaniel Zaspel, Juergen Bubeck, Holger Enderle, Laurent Goby, Leif Hoejvang-Nielsen
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Abstract
Described herein is an oral bolus for drying-off cattle, preferably dairy cattle, as well as methods of improving/facilitating the drying-off of cattle, reducing the milk production in pregnant and/or lactating cattle, decreasing milk accumulation in the udder of cattle, increasing the daily lying time of cattle, inducing a mild and temporary metabolic acidosis in cattle, reducing the dry matter intake (DMI) in cattle and/or reducing urine pH in cattle, preferably dairy cattle, including administering to such cattle at least one oral bolus, preferably on the last milking day and/or before dry-off.
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A method of improving and/or facilitating drying-off of a cow comprising administering to the cow an oral acidogenic bolus, wherein the oral acidogenic bolus comprises a plurality of acidifying agents, wherein the acidifying agents comprise ammonium chloride, calcium chloride and calcium sulfate, and wherein the acidogenic bolus is administered before drying-off of the cow.
An acidogenic bolus comprising ammonium chloride, calcium chloride and calcium sulfate, wherein the bolus includes calcium chloride in an amount from 40% (w/w) to 60% (w/w).
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