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Healthier cows with fewer cases of mastitis, metritis, and respiratory disease
Lower vet and treatment costs
Improved fertility and longevity, keeping cows in your herd longer
More profit, with gains that build every generation
By monitoring immunity in your herd, you’re not just treating disease — you’re preventing it.
DISPLACED ABOMASUM
Immunity+® & Displaced Abomasum (DA)
Displaced abomasum (DA) — particularly left displaced abomasum (LDA) — is a costly health condition in dairy cows, typically occurring within 30 days after calving. It disrupts digestion, lowers milk production, and can lead to culling if not treated.
Estimated Cost of DA per Case:
$340 to $700+ per cow (varies by treatment type (surgery vs. rolling), labor, milk loss, and whether complications occur)
Total cost depends on herd size and incidence rate (often 1–5% of fresh cows)
How Immunity+ Helps Fight Displaced Abomasum (DA)
- Fewer Concurrent Diseases = Lower DA Risk
- Cows with high immune response are less likely to develop diseases that trigger or worsen DA, such as:
- Metritis
- Mastitis
- Ketosis
- Studies show cows with these diseases have a significantly higher risk of developing DA. Preventing them helps prevent DA.
- Improved Transition Cow Health
- Immunity+ cows are:
- More likely to eat well post-calving
- Less likely to suffer from immune suppression
- Better at adapting to metabolic stress
- All of this reduces the conditions that lead to DA, such as:
- Reduced rumen fill
- Gas accumulation
- Delayed abomasal motility
- Lower Systemic Inflammation
- DA has been linked to systemic inflammation and oxidative stress.
- High-immune-response cows may have more regulated inflammatory responses, reducing the risk of complications that can lead to abomasal displacement.
- Better Recovery from Illness
- If a cow does get sick or undergo surgery for DA, high immune response helps:
- Recover faster
- Avoid secondary infections
- Return to production sooner
Summary: Semex's Immunity+ doesn't fight displaced abomasum directly, but by reducing disease burden and improving cow health around calving — the key risk period — it helps build a herd that is less prone to DA and other costly transition disorders.
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