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Canine Nutrition At Windy Hill Kennel
Click here to view as a pdf: Windy Hill Kennel By Ben Hickerson, B.S. Nestled in the hills of Holmes County, Ohio, you will find Windy Hill Kennel, owned and operated by Robert Beachy. Robert’s interest in dogs and dog breeding started as a young boy when his father owned a few dogs as a…
Improving Butterfat: Using Components To Drive Profitability
Click here to view as a pdf: Improving Butterfat Using Components To Drive Profitability By Erik Brettingen, B.S. With the economic challenges facing the dairy industry today, farmers are looking for any and every way to increase profit and maintain sustainability. We are currently in a market where the volume of milk is exceeding the…
Crystal Creek’s Beef Mineral Has A New Name: Return On Investment (ROI®)
Click here to view as a pdf: Crystal Creeks Beef Mineral Has A New Name ROI By Teresa Marker, B.S. Crystal Creek® is launching a new name for our beef mineral, now known as ROI® Beef Mineral. R.O.I. is an acronym commonly used in the investing community that stands for Return on Investment. The definition…
The Myth Of “All-In-One” Small Ruminant Feed And Mineral
Click here to view as a pdf: The Myth Of All In One Small Ruminant Feed And Mineral By Alex Austin, B.S. Sheep and goats are a completely different species. They have a different number of chromosomes; sheep have 54 and goats have 60. They have different feeding preferences; sheep prefer to graze on pasture,…
Visit Crystal Creek at World Dairy Expo 2019
Visit Crystal Creek® at World Dairy Expo in Trade Center Booth # 893. October 1st through October 5th, 2019. Check here for a daily schedule of events: https://worlddairyexpo.com/pages/Daily-Schedule.php or stop by our office headquarters in Spooner, WI where you can pick up a brochure containing the daily schedule before the show. Expo provides…
Dr. Ryan Leiterman Contributes to Progressive Dairy Magazine
Dr. Ryan Leiterman’s recent article “Drafts: A Calf’s Best Friend or Greatest Foe” has been published in the Progressive Dairy Magazine. This article addresses why drafts are traditionally thought of as a negative experience for calves and how they can be used to one’s advantage in certain situations. Read more here to learn what…
Dairy Radio Now: “ASK THE VET”
Dr. Ryan Leiterman, Director of Technical Services for Crystal Creek®, is pleased to be a regular contributor to the Dairy Radio Now program with host, Bill Baker. Dr. Leiterman will speak on topics relevant to the dairy calf industry in a featured segment called “Ask the Vet“. Visit Dairy Radio Now at https://dairyradio.com/ This segment…
Progressive Dairyman Features Recent Article by Crystal Creek® Ventilation Specialist
Crystal Creek® is pleased to announce Jessica Getschel’s most recent calf barn ventilation article published in the Progressive Dairyman Magazine. Jessica is a livestock nutritionist and ventilation specialist at Crystal Creek® and holds a bachelor of science degree from University Wisconsin Madison in Dairy Science and Microbiology. Click here to view as a pdf: Calf-barn-ventilation–Install-new-or-make-improvements_-0519CA_NOAds