Effects of Milk Fever to Dairy Cows

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  • @martinmunene9641
    @martinmunene9641 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole sana for this! You can provide info on mineral choices during the dry period and maybe we can provide insights.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Macklick dry from month seven until the last five days prior to calving i introduced macklic super.

    • @martinmunene9641
      @martinmunene9641 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@FredDairyFarm My cows had retained placenta even though I was giving maclick dry cow. I didn't experience any issues with afya Bora dry cow mineral.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@martinmunene9641 I will try that next time.Thanks for sharing.

  • @morriskimathi6803
    @morriskimathi6803 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole sana for that sir. We keep learning on daily basis and its challenges like this ones that keeps us going.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah and i have learnt a lot about it.Thank you

  • @jamesnyorotha8961
    @jamesnyorotha8961 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Pole sana Bwana Fred.
    Milk fever hit me back in 2022. Lost 4 freshly calved cows between August 29 and October 9.
    Just a few notes I have learnt since then.
    Milk fever is not a calcium problem per se. Cows have enough calcium storage/reserves in its bones. The problem is Calcium homeostasis - mobilizing calcium from its reserves. This is the reason why we use DRY COW mineral lick. Dry cow mineral lick has less than 5% Calcium and phosphorus. Why? because the cow isn't being milked, she doesn't need that much calcium and can comfortably use that which it has in its reserves.
    Dry cow mineral lick usually has a higher percentage of magnesium which assists in many ways (I won't get into the details of it).
    With that understanding, we normally drench 1.5ltrs of water that contains a lot of glucose for a whole week.
    We also manage the milking on the first 3 days.
    Day 1 - Only milk 5 litres of colostrum and leave the cow upto the following day (feed high energy and fibre containing feeds - Bran and pollard)
    Day 2 - Milk twice (introduce dairy meal gradually)
    Day 3 - Milk twice
    From day 4, we milk thrice but continue with the glucose syrup upto day 8-10.
    Understand, MILK FEVER is not the lack of calcium but how a cow is able to mobilize calcium from its reserves.
    All the best Fred.

    • @martinmunene9641
      @martinmunene9641 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This is very true. During the dry period the cow should have very little calcium in the diet. Low calcium in the diet during the dry period allows the cow's body to adapt to mobilising calcium from the bones. Once the cow calves down the spike in demand of calcium in the body will not be a problem as the body will have already adapted to mobilising the calcium deficit from the bones. Surprisingly my cow will not touch the lactating cow mineral (which is high in calcium)for the first few days after calving down. If I mix it in the dairy meal she won't touch it.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Asante sana.This was eye opening.This is the beauty of learning,we keep sharing ideas and taking notes.Thanks again

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@martinmunene9641 Great insights.Thank you

  • @victorkiprotich6457
    @victorkiprotich6457 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole Fred and thank you for sharing. As a beginner, this is helpful information. Meni will overcome. I think using supercal to supplement calcium during the steaming up will be helpful since the growing calf inside the cow demands lots of it for bone development

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you for watching.We keep learning each day.Sharing this dairy farming journey ,i have learnt a lot and i hope my viewers too are learning something.

    • @josephnjoroge2956
      @josephnjoroge2956 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Sorry for this mr fred and thqnk you for sharing this it will be well,quick recovery meni

  • @alecky18yahoomasinde
    @alecky18yahoomasinde 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole sana bro but lesson at home

  • @stephentowett1109
    @stephentowett1109 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole brother

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It is well.We fall we rise,learn and move on.Thanks for watching.

  • @Petertush-j7l
    @Petertush-j7l 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole bro all will be well

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      All is well.Thank you for watching.

  • @morriskimathi6803
    @morriskimathi6803 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I have learnt something from the comments.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Same here.That's the beauty of sharing.We sharpen each other.

  • @muigaifarm1195
    @muigaifarm1195 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pole bro,
    this is just one of the many challanges we go thru kama dairy farmers,
    True things like this they don't show you, just saying how dairy farming is profitable,
    Being a farmer is no joke,

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah and most farmers don't want to share things like this ,only for beginners to encounter them and give up.Farming is not for the weak.

  • @andrewkoech6477
    @andrewkoech6477 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The same happened to Mine, but did not make.
    But all in all we cannot give up

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Sorry to hear that.We fall and rise.The journey continues.WE SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP.

  • @isaacwahome2952
    @isaacwahome2952 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Sometimes you don't understand.I steamed my heifer very well but unfortunately after giving birth the placenta didn't come out despite of doing everything correctly.

    • @martinmunene9641
      @martinmunene9641 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Which brand of dry cow mineral did you use? I have experienced this twice with a certain brand of dry cow mineral. When I used another brand I didn't experience the problem. Upon doing a simple research online I realised that vitamin E is very essential for preventing this issue. Checking the ingredients the mineral with the problems didn't have vitamin E on the list but the other one which was ok had vitamin E listed.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      i have learnt to record everything so that i will not find myself again in such a situation again.We keep learning

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@martinmunene9641 Thank you.You have taught me something i had no idea of.

    • @isaacwahome2952
      @isaacwahome2952 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @FredDairyFarm record is everything and you can always refer to it incase of any doubts.

  • @NOMADTRADERFX
    @NOMADTRADERFX 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Where did you mess😢😢

    • @fredkenyanya1575
      @fredkenyanya1575 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      For high yielders, 10 L and above you need to give Supercal 100 mls daily for the first 5 post calving to prevent this. Then repeat monthly for 4 months. It's a very cheap and important component in dairy farming

    • @jameslime2016
      @jameslime2016 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Pole

    • @victorcharagu9167
      @victorcharagu9167 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I also learnt the hard way.Never steam up with dairy meal High in calcium (dcp) or you will see dust.Also do not milk more than 6 litres of colostrum per milking after birth and leave it just increase the frequency of milking.Do this for the first 3 days.
      Also,immediately after birth give supercal and ketonex for the first 5 days and use afya bora maxiwa tele or dcp.prevention is better than cure.

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Sometimes you can do everything right and fail.Genetics failed me.The mother had the same problem.

  • @bryankiplah3900
    @bryankiplah3900 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Pole bro,,hope meni atakua sawa

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks for the concern.She is doing better now.

  • @florencewambui1510
    @florencewambui1510 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    mine die last week juu ya milkfever I hv a lot of pain

    • @martinmunene9641
      @martinmunene9641 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      What minerals did you use during the dry period? Did you use the dry cow mineral? This is where a lot of farmers make mistakes.

    • @florencewambui1510
      @florencewambui1510 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@martinmunene9641 yes

    • @florencewambui1510
      @florencewambui1510 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I use CKL minerals

    • @FredDairyFarm
      @FredDairyFarm  20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We shall overcome.Some lessons are very expensive.don't stay down,rise and let the journey continue.