ENERGY DEFICIT IS NOT ONLY FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVE COWS

The Negative Energy Balance (NEB) is a situation in early lactation when the difference between energy consumed and energy used for maintenance and production (milk, reproduction, growth…) is negative. In dairy farming, we usually think that this situation occurs only in high yield dairy cow. Actually, this situation occurs for each cow because it is more linked to physiology and management than to genetic and production potential. I will try to explain where does the NEB comes from, what is the impact and how to manage it. Read More...