Articles by Stephen B. Blezinger
As every farm strives for greater production efficiency and lower costs, it makes sense periodically to evaluate what is being fed, especially in the premix.
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Stress effects on the cow herd
Stress can come at your cattle in myriad forms, from the environment to handling events. While some stress is unavoidable, identifying ways to reduce it will pay dividends in your herd’s health and profitability.
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Automated feeding systems: A way to improve feeding and save labor?
Advanced feeding systems such as mixing and feeding robots have been developed to deliver the entire ration to cow groups multiple times a day with accuracy and consistency.
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Opportunities and challenges: Utilizing alternative feed sources
Depending on location, many byproducts and co-products can be utilized as feed ingredients for beef cattle. When utilized properly, these can provide a profitable source of animal nutrition for producers.
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Hydroponic-grown forages in dairy feeds: A viable option?
Hydroponically grown forages may have a place in dairy feeding. Equipment costs are high and may outweigh the benefits, but each farm needs to evaluate the economics of such an investment.
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Been there, done fat: A revisit to fat feeding and sources
A refresh on the roles of fat sources, components and combinations, and how they play into production, health and reproduction.
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Lessons learned: Planning for future feed shortages
If recent experience has taught us anything, it’s that the cattle industry should anticipate feed shortages and that producers can have a plan in place to continue thriving when those shortages arrive.
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Nutrition’s role in udder and systemic health
Nutrition and animal health are “joined at the hip.” Udder health is highly dependent on nutrition, and specific nutrients work to support the immune system as well as reproduction.
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The role of essential oils in cattle feeding and nutrition programs
With ionophore products facing increased scrutiny from the consuming public, essential oils are getting a hard look from many beef cattle producers and researchers to gauge their nutritional effectiveness.
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Revisiting essential oils in dairy feeding
A practical understanding and application in feeding essential oils and plant extracts.
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