Your Negative DCAD Diet Should Work Harder for You
Our targeted prepartum DCAD program helps maintain postpartum blood calcium status which can help reduce postpartum health events, leading to better dry matter intake, milk yield and reproductive performance.
Get in Range (5.5 to 6.0 urine pH range)
A lower urine pH range ensures that cows are fully acidified, which has been demonstrated to lead to greater postpartum dry matter intake and milk yield compared with cows fed a non-acidified prepartum diet
*Leno et al., 2017. J. Dairy Sci. 100:4604.
Make Every Bite Count
Feed an anionic product that helps keep cows on feed and maintains urine pH within a recommended range while also providing additional minerals for a proper DCAD balance.
Feed, Verify, Repeat
You can rely on our team of dairy advisors to provide you with the knowledge, tools and services required to maximize your investment in your prepartum program.
Track the Trends
The Animate® app allows you to instantly track on-farm data and connect your dairy advisors, allowing them to make timely adjustments to help keep your prepartum program on track.
Get in Range (5.5 to 6.0 urine pH range)
A lower urine pH range ensures that cows are fully acidified, which has been demonstrated to lead to greater postpartum dry matter intake and milk yield compared with cows fed a non-acidified prepartum diet
*Leno et al., 2017. J. Dairy Sci. 100:4604.
Make Every Bite Count
Feed an anionic product that helps keep cows on feed and maintains urine pH within a recommended range while also providing additional minerals for a proper DCAD balance.
Feed, Verify, Repeat
You can rely on our team of dairy advisors to provide you with the knowledge, tools and services required to maximize your investment in your prepartum program.
Track the Trends
The Animate® app allows you to instantly track on-farm data and connect your dairy advisors, allowing them to make timely adjustments to help keep your prepartum program on track.
Transition Dairy Cow Studies and Insights
The proof is in the program. University research shows the benefits of feeding an acidogenic prepartum diet.
Managing Calcium Status and Preventing Hypocalcemia in Fresh Cows
Dr. Bascom reviews the consequences of low serum calcium concentrations and how to reduce the risk of hypocalcemia in fresh cows.
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Five Reasons To Make Understanding DCAD Nutrition a Priority
Learn why feeding an acidogenic ration adds up to greater farm profitability.
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A Fully Acidogenic Negative DCAD Diet Can Help Keep You Profitable
Learn how your prepartum DCAD diet should work for you.
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DCAD Done Right
Hit the bullseye with these four steps to maximize your prepartum DCAD program.
Learn MoreTrack the Trends
The Animate® App is designed to help you track the factors that affect transition cow performance, including ration DCAD, urine pH, bunk space, stocking density, days in close-up and other key parameters.
- Set up and organize your dairy information.
- Enter data based on individual cows’ and farm details.
- View all data entered collectively by date.
- View and track trends for your herd over time.
