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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,…
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…
A New Generation Of Mycotoxin Technology
Click here to view as a pdf: A New Generation Of Mycotoxin Technology By Dan Leiterman In my April 2016 newsletter article “Managing Mycotoxins In Feedstuffs: Mycotoxin Binder Strategies“, I explained the significant negative effects mycotoxins have on livestock health and production. That article pointed out the previous challenges of inaccurate lab analysis of mycotoxins,…
Milk Or Profit: A Case Study
Click here to view as a pdf: Milk Or Profit A Case Study By Erik Brettingen, B.S. Rolling herd average or milk production per cow are numbers commonly referred to when discussing the success of a dairy farm. Milk production is an easy number to identify but the actual profitability of an operation is a…