Main deficiencies in sodium, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus
→ uterine prolapse, metritis, etc. |Dairy cows||Beef cows|
|Puberty 6-8 months, 1st calving < 3 years old||Puberty > 15
months, first calving at 3 years old| |Intensive and short
productive life (2.5 calves)||Longer productive life (4 calves)|
|High ingestion capacity (25kg DM at 2 months post-
partum)||Moderate ingestion capacity (13kg DM at 2 months post-
partum)| |Higher intake maize silage||Mostly grass silage| |High
intake of concentrates||Minimal intake of concentrates|
|Transition from one type of feed to another properly
managed||Often rapid transition between types of feed|