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Close-Up Dry Cow™
Profile
CRYSTALYX® Close-Up Dry Cow Formula™ is a free-choice supplement containing
anionic salts and chelated/organic trace minerals. It is designed to be fed
as part of the close-up (steam-up) ration three weeks before calving.
Features/Benefits
- Highly Fortified with Vitamins and Trace Minerals
Vitamin and trace mineral
fortification is critical during times
of stress such as calving.
Uses a combination of inorganic
(70%) and chelated/organic (30%) copper, manganese and zinc for improved
absorption, retention
and utilization of these critical trace minerals.
- Effect of Anionic Salts
Effective in reducing the incidence
of milk fever and hypocalcemia.
- Trace minerals play a key role in reproduction and overall performance.
Zinc - Deficiency symptoms are lameness and low conception rates.
Manganese - Important for good heat display.
Copper - Key role in immune response. Deficiency may result in no heat
display, cystic ovaries and infertility.
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"...overall the cows are better and healthier since we started feeding CRYSTALYX® products."
ROD & RUSSELL CYR
Windy Hollow Farms
Pinchea Creek, Alberta, CanadaRetained placentas and trouble with cows staying on feed led Rod Cyr and his son, Russell, to try Close-Up Dry Cow™ for their dry cows. They milk approximately 50 Holsteins with a rolling herd average close to 24,000 pounds at Windy Hollow Farms in southwest Alberta.
The Cyrs feed a total silage program containing bagged barley and alfalfa/grass mix. They found the cows were eating large amounts of loose mineral - above the grain ration recommendation. Since introducing Close-Up Dry Cow™ and Dairy-lyx®, the cows are not eating free-choice mineral, which the Cyrs believe was tying up their reproductive systems. "Oh sure, we still get the odd retained placenta, but overall the cows are better and healthier since we started feeding CRYSTALYX® products."
They've also noticed that the herd's conception rate is increasing and they're using less semen per cow. "We're beginning to use higher priced bulls, to take advantage of better genetics."
Another plus is that the cows seem to be having more visible heat cycles, which means they spend less time heat detecting.
Their success with the dairy products, led the Cyrs to try CRYSTALYX® on their beef feeders. "We started with the dairy cows because that's where the problems were. Once we solved those problems, we just continued on with the CRYSTALYX® program for the beef cattle."
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