How does it compare to DCAD diets, do I need to measure pH?

It is a lot simpler than DCAD diets. Changes in forage do not alter the effectiveness of the X-Zelit. pH does not need to be measured in urine as we are not trying to balance anions. The X-Zelit system is much simpler and much more flexible.

X-Zelit vs DCAD

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Previous to feeding X-Zelit we ended up treating the majority of the cows with calcium before, during and after calving. When they calved the cows were slow to get going and would spend up to a week post calving, in the straw pen before being ready to join the main herd. X-Zelit has definitely reduced the worry that surrounded calving with only a handful of milk fever cases since we started using it. The cows recover much quicker and are able to return to the fresh milking group within a short time of calving.