Keeping dry matter intake as high as possible is a key in DA prevention. The fewer changes from dry to prefresh to milk cow diets there are, the lower the incidence of DA's. Selenium, an essential trace mineral, involved with normal muscle tone or function of the cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle in the body should be maintained at optimal levels at all times. Summary Analyzing the previous comments points to management and good balanced nutrition as being vital in preventing displaced abomasums. That is the challenge we all have.
Prevention is far more economical than the treatment.