Adipose tissue is the body’s most important energy reserve. In the last third of lactation and in the dry period, this reserve is built up for the coming lactation.
A sufficient renewal of the depleted body energy reserves does not take place.

Causes may include:

Insufficient feed intake
health disorders such as hoof and limb diseases, BHV1, …

The following must be distinguished:

Signal values: F% < 4.0 and P% < 3.2 to 2.8 depending on the amount of milk

red

>= 10 % in the lactation section

yellow

>= 5 to < 10 % in the lactation section

Measures

Goal: Search for and eliminate the causes of malfunctions

Controlling animal health
Clarifying the causes of performance depression