Products: Reducing milk fever with CalFix

CalFix contains a calcium binder which prevents the excessively low blood calcium levels associated with the disease and can reduce incidence rates of (sub) clinical milk fever and the costs incurred by the producer by up to 50%.

 

The product distinguishes itself from other similar products on the market as it has no negative effect on feed intake and presents no application problems.

 

Developed by Trouw Nutrition International’s parent company Nutreco, this patented technology is the subject of a PhD thesis and has recently won the silver innovation award at Eurotier 2010.

 

Fed to the cow in the three weeks before calving, the calcium binder binds dietary calcium in the small intestine, rendering it unavailable for absorption.

 

By limiting this availability, CalFix prepares the metabolism for increased calcium requirements around calving in two ways:

 

As a result, it plays an active role in preventing low blood calcium levels after calving, reducing the risk of (sub) clinical milk fever and ensuring optimised production for the farmer.