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Egg Yolk Color And How To Manage It
Click here to view as a pdf: Egg Yolk Color And How To Manage It By Dan Leiterman Food color and presentation matter. Color is an important sensory factor that helps consumers determine food quality and its potential health benefits. Richly colored egg yolks, for example, can only come from healthy layers that have been…
Reducing Feed Shrink Can Increase Your Profitability
Click here to view as a pdf: Reducing Feed Shrink Can Increase Your Profitability By Teresa Marker, B.S. Feed costs, both farm-raised and purchased, are usually the largest expenses on a dairy farm. In today’s economy, finding areas of opportunity for extra profit has become more critical than ever before. Evaluating a farm’s feed waste/loss,…
Progressive Dairy Magazine Features Dr. Ryan Leiterman’s “Calfhood Pneumonia” Article
Click here to view as a pdf: Calfhood pneumonia- When is it related to ventilation and when is it something different
Forage Digestibility: How It Affects Your Bottom Line
Click here to view as a pdf: Forage Digestibility How It Affects Your Bottom Line By Erik Brettingen, B.S. Forages have traditionally been tested for Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) and Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF). While these values determine how much of each type of fiber there is, they do not give any information as to…
Maximizing Equine Reproductive Performance: Reducing The Impact Of Summer Stress
Click here to view as a pdf: Maximizing Equine Reproductive Performance By Alex Austin, B.S. While many horse owners have horses as a hobby for enjoying the occasional fun show or trail ride, there is a business side to the equine industry as well. Horse racing, polo, and competitive jumping are just a few different…
Biosecurity in Poultry
As the days become longer and temperatures increase, we can sense that spring is upon us. Spring brings us new opportunities and experiences. Many poultry enthusiasts are starting their own backyard flocks for the first time while others are introducing new birds to an existing flock. With these events, we would like to remind our…
Comparing Calves To Bicycle Wheels- A Systematic Approach To Troubleshooting Pre-weaned Calves
Click here to view as a pdf: Comparing Calves To Bicycle Wheels By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M and Lorrie Meister, C.V.T. On October 11, 1826, Theodore Jones of London, England received a patent for what he called “wire wheels”. Jones found that if he added wires, or what we now call spokes, to a circular rim,…
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…