Asher and Lydia Whiting introduced X-Zelit into their transition program in Forest, Tasmania and reported no milk fever, no flow packs and no cow losses — even in older, high-risk cows.
Hear how X-Zelit fitted into their feeding routine, helped remove the stress of flow packs and supported older cows through a high-risk calving profile.
not even a hint across two calvings
haven’t used a flow pack
older cows calved with no milk fever
This was a tough test: older cows, extended lactations and multiple calvings each year. Asher and Lydia described X-Zelit as easy to use and reported a dramatic change in milk fever, flow packs and cow losses.
Asher and Lydia described their previous calving experience as having generally a lot of milk fever, with flow packs used all the time and cows going down.
Their system also created a high-risk profile: older cows, including cows over 12 years old, extended lactations around 360 days and calving three times a year.
X-Zelit fitted into the existing routine. Asher and Lydia described it as actually quite easy: the usual ration, with half a kilo of X-Zelit on top for the first two feeds.
That simple change gave them a practical way to support cows through the calving window without adding unnecessary complexity.
Across the last two calvings, Asher and Lydia reported not even a hint of milk fever. They also said they had not used a flow pack and had not had a dead cow.
The result was not limited to milk fever. They also described a definite reduction in mastitis and cows milking better for longer.
The standout is that the result held even in older cows that would previously have been expected to get milk fever.
For Asher and Lydia, the value was not just in reducing milk fever. It was in removing the day-to-day calving pressure: no flow packs, no down cows, no dead cows, fewer mastitis issues and more confidence through repeated calvings.
Not even a hint of milk fever reported across the last two calvings.
No flow packs used since introducing X-Zelit.
No dead cows reported from milk fever pressure.
A definite reduction in mastitis was reported after calving.
X-Zelit helped take the pressure out of milk fever management, even in older, high-risk cows.
“We haven’t had even a hint of milk fever.”
“We haven’t used a flow pack.”
“We’ve calved cows over 12 years old and none of them have had milk fever.”
“It’s actually quite easy.”
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