PREPARE YOUR COWS TO COMBAT IMMUNE CHALLENGES

Dairy cows are constantly at risk of immune challenges such as Escherichia coli mastitis, Salmonella infections, mycotoxin insults and harmful pathogens. The impact of even a minor immune challenge can be significant to your production and profitability, including:

HOW CAN CHROMIUM SUPPORT IMMUNITY?

1. Boost the defense system against pathogens

2. Helps clear infections more effectively

Increased neutrophil proliferation more effectively cleared infections which resulted in fewer cows with subclinical endometritis — a leading cause of reduced first-service insemination conception rates.⁵

3. Enhances immune response

NOT ALL CHROMIUM IS ALIKE

KemTRACE® Chromium — the first product of its kind on the market — is a water soluble, highly bioavailable, organic source of chromium propionate that helps stabilize insulin receptors in cattle. This improves glucose utilization for increased energy and proper cell function, resulting in better immunity.

KemTRACE Chromium is supported by more than 20 years of Kemin research and is the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-reviewed form of chromium propionate. See the KemTRACE Chromium mode of action at work.

Benefits beyond immunity. To further prove the benefits of chromium supplementation, we conducted a thorough meta-analysis of 16 peer-reviewed scientific journals evaluating the benefits of chromium in dairy cows. The numbers speak for themselves. Dive deeper into the full meta-analysis.

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References

¹Kvidera, S. K. 2017. Glucose requirements of an activated immune system in lactating Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. 100:3, 2360-2374.
²Moonsie-Shageer, S., and D. N. Mowat. 1993. Effect of level of supplemental chromium on performance, serum constituents, and immune status of stressed feeder calves. J. Anim. Sci. 71:232-238.
³Chang, X., B. A. Mallard, and D. N. Mowat. 1996. Effects of chromium on health status, blood neutrophil phagocytosis and in vitro lymphocyte blastogenesis of dairy cows. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 52:37-52.
⁴Lee, D. N., C. F. Weng, H. T. Yen, T. F. Shen, and B. J. Chen. 2000. Effects of chromium supplementation and lipopolysaccharide injection on physiological responses of weanling pigs. Asian-Australasian. J. Anim. Sci. 13:528.534.
⁵Horst, E. A., S. K. Kvidera, E. J. Mayorga, C. S. Shouse, M. Al-Qaisi, M. J. Dickson, J. Ydstie, H. A. Ramirez, A. F. Keating, D. J. Dickson, K. E. Griswold, and L. H. Baumgard. 2018. Effect of chromium on bioenergetics and leukocyte dynamics following immunoactivation in lactating Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. 101:1-16.
⁶Yasui, T., J. A. A. McArt, C. M. Tyan, R. O. Gilbert, D. V. Nydam, F. Valdez, K. E. Griswold, and T. R. Overton. 2014. Effects of chromium propionate supplementation during the periparturient period and early lactation on metabolism, performance, and cytological endometritis in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 97:6400-6410.

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