What is X-Zelit?

X-Zelit is a dairy feed used for the easy management of the transition period. It is a unique calcium binder that naturally stimulates the cow to mobilize her own calcium reserves for effective calcium balance around calving.

Straight forward cow

What are the benefits of X-Zelit?

  • significantly reduced cases of milk fever - 100% effective in lab trials
  • increases milk yield up to 1.5kg ECM
  • 9% increase in colostrum quality
  • increases fertility, reducing the time to pregnancy by 19 days
  • 10% reduction in SCC

More information on these scientific studies for Cornell and Copenhagen university

In the close up dry period.

X-Zelit reduces the quantity of available calcium from the cow’s feed in the small intestines. The cow then utilises her body’s calcium resources which reduces the risk of calcium levels dipping at calving, a period when demand increases. Click here to find out about the effects of low calcium in the blood at calving.

Find out about the effects of low calcium in the blood at calving

Yes, it’s really easy. Simply feed to your close up dry cows two weeks prior to calving. It works with any diet.

X-Zelit comes in three different forms, our merchants will help you to choose the best for your herd. It suits any dry cow diet.

X-Zelit

  • Form: Granular
  • Amount per cow per day: 0.5kg
  • Feeding Instruction: Mix in TMR or Top Dress with concentrate
  • Bags & Delivery: 25kg bags. 10/20/40 bag delivery.

DC X-Zel

  • Form: 6mm nut.
  • Applications: Good quality protein and energy to meet pre-calver requirements.
  • Amount per cow per day: 3kg
  • Feeding Instruction: Top dress or feed in trough.
  • Bags & Delivery: 25kg bags. 25 or 50 bag delivery.

DC X-Zel complete

  • Form: 6mm nut
  • Applications: Fully mineralised for pre-calver
  • Amount per cow per day: 3kg
  • Feeding Instruction: Top dress or feed in trough. Good quality protein and energy to meet pre-calver requirements.
  • Bags & Delivery: 25kg bags. 25 or 50 bag delivery.
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Yes, but you’ll see best results with grass silage in the diet.

It has to be fed at 500 grams per head to ensure enough calcium is bound out of the diet for full efficiency. Lower doses have been tried but have not been as successful.

Yes, as it still helps with calcium balance from the rest of the diet
Inorganic phosphorous temporarily decreases slightly, but if other minerals and vitamins are supplemented at a normal level, we’ve not found any issues.
The calcium continues to be bound so it can potentially cause milk fever

Not if you are feeding DC X-Zel Complete, otherwise yes. (You should give minerals to far off dry cows).