The preparation for successful lactation culminates with the feeding and management of a prepartum dairy cow. What and how you feed her can significantly impact her health and performance. In this episode, experienced dairy account managers discuss why feeding an acidogenic prepartum diet is so important.

Why feed an acidogenic prepartum diet? Dairy researchers answer this question, provide best practice recommendations and highlight a new form of vitamin D3.

Our dairy experts take an in-depth look at mineral nutrient guidelines for formulating acidogenic diets. Chloride, sulfur, potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium - we'll cover them all and explain the biological response behind each recommendation.

Hypocalcemia affects more than 50% of all dairy cows. Cows with hypocalcemia can potentially produce less milk and are at greater risk of developing negative health outcomes. The good news is that proper nutrition and management within the prepartum period can significantly reduce the negative impacts that hypocalcemia has on the cow – and the negative impact hypocalcemia has on dairy farm profitability. This podcast episode will dive deeper into the various strategies around compensated metabolic acidosis – and we’re going to break it all down for you.