Metabolic Types
Martine divides the herds in 12 types and describes the symptoms most likely to appear if the diet has:
WHEN UNDERLINED, COUNT TWICE.
TYPE 1: Excessive fermentable energy
*Too many rapidly fermented sugars
1.1 Heterogeneity or homogeneity with a tendency to gain weight
1.2 Excited or aggressive.
1.3 Fattening, quivering, covered ribs.
2.1 Dirty surroundings, wet mangers.
2.2 Dirty underbelly, dry skin, licking, parasites, wet or curly hair, rough hair coat, bristling cheeks (young), pHG while ruminating. *
2.3 Liquid, fizzy, dark manure, acidic door, often during milking.
2.4 Urinates in small interrupted amounts, transparent, clear, and abundant.
2.5 Eyes with black crust, reddish eyes.
2.6 Nasal flowing, red nose.
2.7 Angulations of the foot, congestion, cramp, foot rot, haematoma, red lunula.
3.1 Excess of rapidly digesting energy (=sugar).
3.2 Ingestion (chewing) less than 5 times, less than five hours.
3.3 Cud chewing less then 40 counts per cud, lying down less then 75% of the time
4. White rings on the teats, hardened teats, slow at milk letdown
5. Subject to early metritis and ovarian cysts
6. Acute congestive inflammatory pathology generalized or localized: foot rot, acute mastitis, arthritis, etc…
* pHG: 6-inch spot licked by the ruminating cow behind the shoulder blade
7. Protocol:
7.1 Correct ration.
7.2 Regularize pancreas and treat acidosis: FLAMESOL for three days; then once a month, until improvement.
*Prevention: FLAMESOL alternating with DRAINSOL, once every two months.
In case of acute mastitis: use FLAMESOL.
In case of foot rot: use 1NTOXSOL AND DRAINSOL.
In case of acute infection: use SEPTISOL.
1.1 Herd body condition is high
1.2 Inactive after feeding, drowsy state
1.3 Weight gain can normal to excessive
2.2 Dry skin, parasites, and shaded boarders
2.3 Pasty manure, gas, concentrates in manure (with or without fibres).
2.4 Urinates in spurts.
2.7 Hooves with flakes and lumps.
4. High level of propionic acid (induced by organ overload).
6. Tendency toward congestive inflammatory pathology.
7. Protocol:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 EDEMASOL once a week for 5 or 6 weeks + DRAINSOL once a month.
1.1 Thin overall body condition
1.2 Drowsiness, tiredness, slowness.
1.3 Heavy body condition loss, head held low.
2.1 Strong barn odour.
2.2 Open hair on backbone, rough hair coat in young stock.
2.3 Hard manure, with one-inch fibres, yellowish manure (hay, herb).
2.4 Yellow urine.
2.5 Pale eyes, third eyelid.
3.2 Plays with feed, eats during rumination, slow rumination
4. Low Butterfat.
5. Anoestrus, retained placenta.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7. MINSOL once a week until the problem has been corrected.
1.1 Herd body condition is low or inconsistent
1.2 Sleepy, tired behaviour.
1.3 Rapid Loss of weight, falling abdomen and neck, protruding backbone, hollow intercostal muscle, protruding shoulder blades, falling head.
2.1 Bad odour in the stable.
2.2 Loss of hair, open backbone, dull hair coat
2.5 Pale eye.
3.2 Plays with feed.
4. Low protein production, cold teats.
5. Anoestrus, repeat breeders, late uterine infection.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 Revitalize pancreas with MINSOL, once a day for 3 days then once a week until improvement; if demineralised: add MINSOL.
2.1 Bad odour in the stable.
2.2 Yellowish hair coat, oily hair coat, dirty belly, parasitic, shaded borders
2.3 Yellowish, soft manure, strong odour, dark manure (corn), Defecates while laying down.
2.4 Yellow urine.
2.5 Yellow crystals in the eyes
2.7 Hooves grow rapidly.
4. Yellow to brown udder, hard to finish milking, udder oedema.
5. Premature miscarriage, late uterine infections.
6. Pathology affecting elimination systems (kidneys, skin, etc), infections, late uterine infection.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 DRAINSOL (for 3 milkings). Then once a month, if necessary.
1.1 Over conditioned herd
2.2 Oily skin, curly humid hair
2.3 Dark, liquid manure, SMELLING BAD
2.4 Excessive hoof growth
4. Hard to finish milking, udder oedema.
5. Tendency to early miscarriage.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7,2 DRAINSOL one day per week, for one month.
1.1 Herd body condition is low
1.2 Sleepy, tired behaviour, slow.
1.3 Falling abdomen or neck, but getting fatter.
2.1 loud burping during ingestion or rumination.
2.2 Nothing yellow or ochre, smooth back, loss of hair, bristling cheek (young), curly hair, rough hair coat (young).
2.3 Thick, torned manure, short fibres in manure, grain present in manure
2.5 Eyelid oedema, third eyelid.
2.6 Pale nose.
2.7 Foot: hard wall.
3.2 Plays with ration, lengthy rumination (more than 60 times).
4. Low Butterfat, cold teats.
5. Anoestrus, repeat breeders
7 Protocol to increase assimilation:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 MINSOL&STAPHSOL, once a day, three days in a row, then once a week until problem is corrected.
1.1 Large variation in body condition, tired animals.
1.2 Aggressive or excited behaviour.
1.3 Falling abdomen or neck, hollow intercostal muscle, protruding shoulder blades.
2.2 No yellowish, curly hair.
2.3 Hard manure
2.6 Pale nose.
2.7 Foot: flaky lump, hard wall.
3.3 Rumination less than 40 times, lying down less than 75 % of the time.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 STAPHSOL, once a week and MINSOL once a week.
1.1 High body condition score but occasionally may be variability, NON HOMOGENEITY
1.2 Aggressive behaviour (especially if too much sugars).
1.3 Rumen fill
2.1 Dirty mangers flowing into the alley way
2.2 Oily skin, dirty underbelly, curly, wet hair, vertical hairline below shoulder blades, licking, rough hair coat, licked pHG.
2.3 Defecates lying down, flaky mucus in manure, with grain (with or without fibres), soft, dark (corn) dung.
2.4 Urinates in spurts.
2.5 Third eyelid.
2.7 Foot: flaky lump, red lunulas (mainly with excess sugars).
3.2 Ingestion less than five times, eats while ruminating.
3.3 Short rumination (less than 40 times), rumen instability.
4. Low Butterfat
5. Early uterine infections, retained placenta.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 MINSOL (regulates rumen and intestines) once a day, three days in a row, then once a week until problem is corrected.
1.1 High body condition score
1.2 Sleepy behaviour.
1.3 Falling abdomen, excessive weight gain, filled rumen, falling head.
2.2 Bristling cheek (young), rough hair coat (young).
2.3 Hard manure with flaky mucus, 1-inch fibres, grains in manure (with fiber)
2.5 Third eyelid.
3.2 Feed intake is too low
3.3 Rumination more than 70-75 times.
4. Low butterfat, udder oedema
5. Retained placenta.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 EDEMASOL + DRAINSOL once a week.
1.1 Low body condition score
2.2 Loss of hair.
3.2 Intake lasts more than 8 hours.
3.3 Rumination MORE than 60 times.
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 STAPHSOL + MINSOL once a week.
1.2 Tiredness.
1.3 Excessive body condition loss, protruding shoulder blades.
2.1 Wet mangers, bad odour in stable.
2.2 Dirty underbelly, rough hair coat, pHG zone with excess sugars.
2.3 Manure with acidic odour, dark (corn), defecates during milking.
2.4 Abundant, clear urine.
2.5 Red eyes.
2.6 Red or bleeding nose.
2.7 Foot: angulations, congestion, cramp, foot rot, haematoma, and grooved wall.
3.2 Ingestion less than five times, feed intake less than five hours, rumination less than 40 times.
4. Slow letdown
5. Early uterine infection, silent heat and repeat breeders
7 Protocols:
7.1 Correct ration
7.2 Deficiency only MINSOL, once a day to three days, then once a week.
Deficiency + excess sugar: EDEMASOL for 2 days and FLAMESOL for 2 days then both once week.