Transition Cow Management- Cohuna

The modern dairy cow undergoes significant metabolic challenges in the transition period, defined as the four weeks before and after calving.

In adult dairy cattle, 80 per cent of disease costs occur in the first four weeks after calving. Research over the last 20 years or so has demonstrated that an integrated approach to transition cow management (TCM) can have significant benefits in reducing occurrences of metabolic diseases post calving