Vitamin Requirements for Dairy Cows Farming Note

Vitamins are essential for cattle growth, production, reproduction and health, and deficiencies have serious implications. Maintaining the correct vitamin levels in the diet will reduce health problems and improve cattle productivity.

This Farming Note covers:

• The role of vitamins in the cows diet
• Sources of vitamins
• Vitamin requirement levels for lactating cows as well as in transition cow diets

Issued April 2010

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