The Cow Start Calcium Bolus is a complimentary dietetic mineral feed (Calcium supplement) for the reduction of the risk of milk fever (Hypocalcaemia) in Dairy Cows.
- The Cow Start Calcium Bolus provides both rapidly available and sustained release Calcium to the cow to help normalise blood calcium levels in the cow at her time of greatest calcium demand.
- The Cow Start Bolus has a fat coating to ease swallowing and aid safe administration
- Each 260g bolus delivers 65g of Ca and 4g of Mg to aid Calcium absorption.
How to administer Cow Start
For the reduction of the risk of milk fever
1 bolus at the first indication of, or at calving
A second bolus 12 – 15 hours later
For Supplementation following calcium injection
1 bolus 2 – 3 hours after calcium injection
A second bolus 12 – 15 hours later
Precautions:
- Do not administer the bolus with excessive force.
- Do not administer to a cow showing clear symptoms of clinical milk fever; such as a down cow, or a cow with an impaired swallowing reflex.
- Damaged or broken boluses should never be administered to cows.
