MAKE CHOLINE A PRIORITY WHEN PLANNING TRANSITION MANAGEMENT
20 November 2014The importance of effective transition management for cow performance, fertility and health during lactation is now widely recognised. But according to Dr Derek McIlmoyle, AB Vista’s Technical Director for GB & Ireland, the vital role of choline within that process is still too often overlooked. “Minimising the impact of post-calving negative energy balance – when energy demand outstrips supply from the ration – is crucial to lactation performance,” he states. “All cows will mobilise body fat to make up the shortfall, yet this relies on the liver being able to convert the