SUPPORTS IMMUNE FUNCTION

A recent meta-analytical review¹ of 4 years of Cow Start research on over 450 cows has demonstrated the role that Cow Start has played in reducing the risk of a range of the key metabolic issues in freshly-calved cows.

Cow Start supports the cow’s immune response by improving her calcium and energy status in combination with providing high levels of rumen-protected Selenium and Vit E in order to boost her anti-oxidant status.

Cow Start has been shown to reduce the amount of clinical milk fever by 7 fold. The combined incidence risk rate (including clinical milk fever cases) drops by a factor of 3 for Cow Start supplemented cows (P<0.05). There is a significant reduction in the risk of uterine infections by a factor of 5 (P<0.05) as well as numerical reduction of the risk of retained placenta by a factor of 2.

References

1. Fahey, A., Lawlor. J., Cow Start Research Meta-analysis, 2022

2. Lawlor et al., “Effect of Cow Start Bolus Supplementation on Early Lactation Health and Performance Indicators in a Group of Older, At-Risk Dairy Cows”, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 9(5): 134-140. 2021

3. Spears JW1, Weiss WP. Role of antioxidants and trace elements in health and immunity of transition dairy cows. Vet J. 2008 Apr;176(1):70-6.

4. J. Lawlor, A. Fahey, E. Neville, A. Stack, and F. Mulligan, “On-farm Safety and Efficacy Trial of Cow Start Calcium Bolus,” Anim. Vet. Sci., vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 121–126, 2019.

5. Lawlor, J., Fahey, A., Neville, E., Stack, A., and Mulligan, F. “Effect of Cow Start Calcium Bolus on Metabolic Status and Milk Production in Early Lactation”, Anim Vet Sci., vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 124-132, 2020.