X-Zelit® Quick Reference Guide X-Zelit® significantly improves blood calcium levels and minimizes clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia without the hassles of a negative DCAD program. BEST PRACTICES FOR FEEDING X-ZELIT® •Know your Dry Matter Intake! •Feed X-Zelit® for 14-21 days pre-calving •TMR Process Control Checkpoints – Properly processed, consistent particle size – Sequence ingredients correctly – Mixing times: Avoid Over or Undermixing – Batch size: ≥ 25% of mixer capacity INCORPORATING X-ZELIT INTO THE RATION Follow these ration balancing guidelines: INGREDIENT GUIDELINES Ingredient Corn silage * Haylage * Straw/grass hay Soybean meal/Canola meal Rumen undegraded protein/ Amino acid source Minerals/vitamins/additives X-Zelit (refer to inclusion rate chart on back) Total Dry Matter Intake * S mall grain silage can be used to replacepart of hay- lage and/or straw/grass hay DMI (lbs) (kgs) 12-15 5.4-6.8 3-6 1.4-2.7 3-6 1.4-2.7 2-5 0.9-2.3 0.25-1.0 0.1-0.5 0.5-1.0 .80-.85 26-30 0.2-0.5 .35-.40 11.8-13.6 3-6 1.4-2.7 NUTRIENT GUIDELINES 42 - 48% Dry Matter .55-.75% Calcium > 1200 grams Metabolizable Protein 0.30-0.35% Phosphorus 16-20% Starch ≥ 0.40% Magnesium 36-42% aNDFom 0.22-0.28% Sulfur Potassium/DCAD: Minimal Importance Can feed haylage/small grain forages Standard recommendations for all other minerals/vitamins X-ZELIT OFFERS THE MANAGEMENT TRIFECTA: • No urine pH testing • No need for lowpotassium fora- ges, which are costly and require processing • Only use calcium boluses for highrisk cows These labor and management benefits add up to significant time and money. MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS for Transition Success Provide 30 inches or 76 centimeters, of bunk space per cow Maximize cow comfort Maintain < 100% stocking density Minimize pen moves Feed a high fiber, properly processed and palatable TMR Comply with fresh cow protocols
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