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Crystal Creek® Supports Washburn County Fair
Congratulations to 2018 Washburn County Junior Fair Livestock Show and Sale Participants Seller, Katie Crosby, with her steer shown with Dr. Ryan Leiterman from Crystal Creek® and Abby Zehm, Fairest of the Fair. Seller, Byron Ripplinger, with his hog shown with Dr. Ryan Leiterman from Crystal Creek® and Abby Zehm, Fairest of the Fair.…
Improving Longevity In Your Dairy Herd
Click here to view as a pdf: Improving Longevity In Your Dairy Herd By Teresa Marker, B.S. Healthy cows tend to stay in the herd longer. Currently, in the United States, the average productive lifetime for a dairy cow is 2.5 lactations. A cow does not mature until five years of age. Many cows are…
Straw The Counterproductive Ingredient In Dry Cow Rations
Click here to view as a pdf: Straw The Counterproductive Ingredient In Dry Cow Rations By Erik Brettingen, B.S. The Dry Cow Diet The dry cow diet is arguably the most important ration on the dairy farm; setting the stage for a successful lactation. Cows that freshen with metabolic problems of ketosis, milk fever or a…
A Poultry Success Story
Click here to view as a pdf: A Poultry Success Story By Stephanie Hutsko, PhD Crystal Creek® has many customer success stories, one of which belongs to an organic family farm in upstate New York. This producer started on the Crystal Creek® Poultry Program approximately three years ago and currently has 9,913 brown layers. The…
Electrolyte Use
Click here to view as a pdf: Electrolyte Use By Kelly Hubert, B.S. Electrolytes are an important tool to use when supporting scouring and dehydrated calves. Scours are the leading cause of death in young calves, primarily because scours cause calves to rapidly dehydrate. It is important to monitor calves daily and treat them quickly when…