Prince Agri Products Inc. has opened a new manufacturing facility to expand production of its unique, patented anionic nutritional specialty product, Animate, which is designed to reduce the incidence of low blood calcium in transition cows.
Company President Dean Warras says the new 12,000-square-foot facility, located at the company’s headquarters in Quincy, Illinois, will support a five-fold increase in production to meet current and anticipated future demand by dairy operators in North America.
During the transition period, dairy cows can experience a significant drop in blood calcium concentrations, resulting in milk fever or slightly below normal blood calcium concentrations, which is classified as subclinical hypocalcemia. Either of these conditions can have a negative impact on herd health and milk production.
The product has been proven to help maintain normal blood calcium concentrations in pre- and postpartum dairy cows. Because it is highly palatable, compared to other anionic salt products, it can help attain a negative dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) diet while also maintaining high dry matter intake. PD
—From Prince Agri Products Inc. news release
