Supplementing glycerol to transition dairy cows to improve metabolic status and productivity

Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 2

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Dairy Research Centre - Elora

Research Summary: Determining whether supplementing dairy cows prior to and after calving with glycerol, a sugar alcohol,  improves metabolic health, rumen stability, and productivity.