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Do your best to limit inflammation

During the transition period, the goal is not to suppress the immune system or eliminate inflammation altogether, but to help cows avoid unnecessary activation of pathways that drain energy and compromise performance.
April 23, 2026
Becca Culbertson and Don Larson

Inflammation is not limited to obvious clinical cases; it’s a normal biological process that takes place every day in a cow. We should recognize it as part of the cow’s constant physiologic balancing act, and one that becomes especially delicate during the transition period.


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Distillers dried grains: A functional food postbiotic

Distillers dried grains with solubles do not supply live microbes or fermentable sugars, but deliver microbial residues and bioactive compounds that influence health and metabolism.
October 24, 2025
Alvaro Garcia

Dried distillers grains are not just industrial residues. Their unique composition, low in starch but rich in fiber, protein and yeast-derived bioactive, positions them as promising candidates for functional postbiotic foods.



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Calf health and antioxidant cash flow

Feeding calves is like running a business. A business struggling with low revenue is more vulnerable to unexpected costs. A calf with depleted nutritional savings is at greater risk when faced with stress and illness.
March 16, 2025
Tana Dennis

We can think of each calf as its own business. Calves need a consistent flow of energy, amino acids, antioxidants and other nutrients to pay the “bills” like supporting growth, immune function and metabolism.



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The role of phytochemicals during the transition period

How plants – more specifically phytochemicals – can help our heifers and cows conquer that daunting transition period and come out on top.
June 13, 2024
Yasmin Schuermann

If we consider how plants can help our heifers and cows conquer that daunting transition period, there may be more than simply forages, in terms of plants, to consider. Let us dig into the world of phytochemicals.



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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.
January 19, 2023
Stephen B. Blezinger

Since we’ve been managing cattle for meat and profitability, the industry constantly searches for new and different tools that can help us accomplish three primary objectives – improve reproduction, health and growth – the primary drivers of improved profitability.


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Production responses and the role of antioxidants

December 1, 2021
Tom Jenkins
An earlier article on fat quality addressed lipid oxidation where fat in feed and body tissues is degraded to peroxides by heat and air. The accumulation of peroxides is held in check by antioxidants until conditions overwhelm the antioxidant defense system.
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Antioxidants and trace minerals boost transition cow health

June 19, 2020
Ricardo Rodrigues
Transition cows get a lot of attention as the transition period brings significant challenges. For dairy cows, the transition period is typically the last three weeks of gestation and the first three weeks of lactation, during which cows undergo a variety of metabolic and immunological changes that increase their susceptibility to metabolic disorders and infectious diseases.
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