SOP Star Cow
SOP Star Cow is a mineral feed for dairy cows and heifers, to promote the improvement of the animal well-being.
Thanks to the contemporary action of the Bio-hygienization of the environment and the Bioresilience of the animals, the observed benefits concern hygiene, barn management, and animal well-being and productivity.
Contents of the box: 10 kg
Recommended protocol for use:
Cows: 8g/head, day.
Heifers (6-12 months): 4g/head, day.
Minimum 5 months.
It is highly recommended to include the product in the ration of dry cows, prepartum cows, and fresh cows, as these animals are more susceptible to challenges in well-being and performance due to their physiological state.
For organic farming, use SOP Star Cow Compact.
The benefits measured thanks to the use of SOP Star Cow
+3.3
Milk production (kg)
Thanks to the continuous use of SOP Gold Pro Cow (before) and SOP Star Cow, a milk production increase of 3.3 kg/head, day was recorded in two years.
Case study on a customer farm, with 220 milking cows (Reggio Emilia province, Italy) June - December.
+6.5%
% Proteins in the milk
Thanks to the continuous use of SOP Star Cow in the ration, for 42 days, an increase of 6.5% of the protein % in the milk was recorded.
Ross et al, 2020, Sustainability (UC Davis)
-20%
Average Somatic Cell Count
Thanks to the use of SOP products, the somatic cell count in milk remains under control, consistently well below both the provincial and national averages.
Moreover, when switching from SOP Gold Pro Cow to SOP Star Cow, a further 20% reduction has been recorded.
Case study on a customer farm, with 850 milking cows (Brescia province, Italy)
Enteric methane emissions
Enteric and respiratory CO2 emissions
Enteric methane emissions
Efficacy proven in field by thousands of farmers
Since 2001, SOP has been working closely with farmers to improve cow performance and productivity. Many of them have been using SOP Star Cow for over 10 years, consistently reporting positive results with no adverse effects.
Efficacy scientifically proven
SOP products have been the subject of numerous tests and studies conducted by leading universities, including the University of California (Davis), Cornell University, the University of Guelph (Canada), and the universities of Milan, Perugia, Parma, and Turin.
46° NMC Annual Congress (San Antonio, Texas, USA) 2007
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