Delivering superior performance,
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Goff-Bol™ Max is a superior means of maintaining normal calcium levels for the 96 HOURS of lactation.
The Goff-Bol™ Max protocol of one-dose, one-time, shortly after calving is easy to follow, ensuring compliance on your farm.
No reduction in prepartum dry matter intake, which is associated with DCAD or Ca/P binder strategies.
Targeted administration to multiparous cows only. Unlike DCAD of Ca/P binders that are given to heifers in the ration.
Goff-Bol™ Max applicator is designed to deliver the entire dose in one application.
Cow is handled only once, reducing farm labor and animal stress. Conventional calcium boluses are given at calving and 12-24 hours later.
No urine pH testing required.
Formulated to work with any dry cow ration.
Goff-Bol™ Features & Benefits
Goff-Bol™ Max is the only single dose product that supports normal calcium levels for 96 hours.
Goff-Bol™ Max Trial at a Dairy in Torreon, Mexico
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Goff-Bol™ Max as a means of reducing clinical and sub-clinical hypocalcemia. The dairy was not feeding a prepartum anionic diet at the time of this test. Multiparous cows (≥3rd lactation) were randomly assigned to one of three treatments based on their expected calving date and parity. Blood samples were taken at T= 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 hours after administration from all cows.
The three Experimental groups were:
1) Goff-Bol™ Max administered shortly after calving. - 2 boluses, N = 18 cows.
2) One commercial oral calcium bolus given shortly after calving, followed by a second oral calcium bolus 12 to 20 hours later. N = 12.
3) No Bolus treatment. N = 12.
Conclusion: Administration of a single dose of Goff-Bol™ Max at calving in cows fed a diet without added anions maintained higher blood calcium levels in older cows at increased risk of developing hypocalcemia.
**Two of the no bolus cows and one cow treated with the oral calcium bolus developed clinical milk fever. They were treated with intravenous calcium and recovered. Blood samples obtained from these cows after treatment for milk fever are not included in the dataset.
Goff-Bol™ Max Trial at a Dairy in Waikato, New Zealand
The objectives of the study were to determine the differences in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus concentration and urine pH levels between cattle given the Goff-Bol™ Max Solanum bolus, an oral comparison bolus and no bolus. Eligible cows had calved ≤12 hours prior to enrollment and were three or more years old. Blood samples were taken at T=0, 2, 6, 12, 14, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 hours after administration from all cows.
The three Experimental groups were:
1) Goff-Bol™ Max administered shortly after calving. - 2 boluses, N = 44 cows.
2) One commercial oral calcium bolus given shortly after calving, followed by a second oral calcium bolus 12 to 20 hours later. N = 43.
3) No Bolus treatment. N = 43.
Conclusion: A single dose of Goff-Bol™ Max raised serum calcium into the normal range and maintained normal calcium for at least 72 hours.