How can you ensure the safety of cows when turning them out to pasture?

Identify problems with acidosis and digestive disorders

Manage the start of grazing and adapt the cows’ nutrition during the first three weeks
For successful grazing, it is therefore important to manage the start well, especially as the nutritional value of grass is halved in less than 60 days. Waste must be avoided at all costs. During the first few days, animals should preferably be turned out in the afternoon for a maximum of 3 to 4 hours – this is especially true if the spring is rainy. It is important to provide between 11 and 14 kg of dry matter (DM) of maize silage and 1.5 kg of DM of long fibres (straw or hay). The balance between the amount of grass and the amount of maize silage ingested should not be reached before 15 days of grazing, and fibre should always be included (2 kg DM per day if possible). For herds with a majority of grass in their ration, try not to reach the maximum amount of grass ingested before 3 weeks of grazing.

Safe turnout with DELTATYS

To prepare for spring and turn their dairy cows out to pasture, Christophe and Chantal Lecomte use the Deltatys® dietary mineral feed.
‘I also noticed that there were fewer urea peaks in the milk, that the cows were in better condition and that there was a reduction in embryonic mortality.’

With DELTATYS, protein levels and safety are guaranteed!

DELTATYS allows you to transition to grazing with complete peace of mind. Its effectiveness is particularly noticeable during milking, as there is no longer any diarrhoea specific to young grass. ‘The dung remains fairly consistent,’ the milker is pleased to report. ‘What’s more, we quickly see a return on our investment, just from the protein content and fertility.’