Why Spring grass kills embryos and how Farmers can fix it
Your cow cycles. Gets inseminated. Conceives. Then 10-16 days later, that embryo is obliterated by the toxic urea environment her spring diet created.
Metabolic Cost Calculator
This calculator uses Dairy NZ data which estimates a 14% production loss in clinically affected cows and 7:1 subclinical cases at a 7% production loss.
For every clinical cow affected, there are 7 more cows impacted subclinically — losing production, but not always showing visible signs.
Estimated Loss: $0
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The great $10 butter debate – what your cows want to tell you
Let’s call it what it is. Ten bucks for a block of butter? Bloody outrageous. Especially when you're up at 3:30am, milking the cows that made it. Meanwhile, that same...
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$75k loss — hiding in plain sight in your down cows
Dry cows aren’t idle — they’re under pressure. Discover how better management now prevents costly metabolic chaos later | Calculate your potential losses
