Cold Stress Isn’t Just about Colder Temperatures

Across the US, temperatures are starting to fall as the winter season sets in. While the heat of the summer can bring the onset of heat stress within hours, cold stress brings a different set of challenges during cooler temperatures. Dr. Nate Haas, Director of Applied Research and Technical Service…

Serving Farms from Coast to Coast, No Matter the Size or Management

In this episode, we chat with Gary Grimsman, National Sales Director for Bio-Vet. He has over 25 years of experience with Bio-Vet and talks about what he has seen on farms from north to south and east to west. Take time to listen to his stories of how the industry has changed and why he loves what …

The Story of 2023 Feedstuffs and Animal Health into 2024

2023 has seen one of the most difficult and diverse growing seasons on record. Coast to coast there were either unprecedented rains or one of the driest years on record. This year’s crops were not only a challenge to grow and harvest but so was quality and consistency. Dr. Nathan Haas discusses how…

Are We Missing Weaning Benchmarks?

From 30 to 90 days, calves' need to grow and develop the rumen, so they support their growth on grains and forages. However, so many times our weaning benchmarks are not taking into consideration stress, the changes that need to occur in the microbiome, and how much management is needed. Dr. Zimmer…

Why the First 30 Days are Critical for Newborn Calves

Newborn calves experience a variety of stressors coupled with high energy needs. In this episode of Microbials Matter, Dr. Zimmer walks us through the management and nutritional support we can provide calves within the first moments of life, up to the first 30 days. He also discusses how calves pri…

Acidosis: A Silent Destructive Metabolic Disease

Acidosis is one of the hardest metabolic disorders for dairy farmers to identify. Oftentimes we are unaware of sub-acute cases and symptoms often only show in severe cases. So how do we negate this disease that can affect calves on up to mature cows? Listen along as we hear from Dr. William Zimmer …

Navigating Heat Stress and Dehydration in Livestock

As temperatures and humidity rise, so does the risk of heat stress and dehydration, across species. Keeping a close eye on animals becomes critical along with clean, fresh water and electrolytes. Dr. Zimmer talks through a holistic approach to heat stress and dehydration and what steps can help sup…

Combating Milk Fever Takes a Multi-Nutritional Approach

Milk fever is more than just a lack of calcium. It’s a delicate balance of calcium, hormones, pH and more. And while the obvious answer seems to be to add more calcium to prevent milk fever or to IV every cow, you may be doing more harm than good. Learn how nutrition, coupled with the right calcium…

Does Every Cow Get Ketosis?

Energy balance is KEY to preventing a myriad of health issues in cattle, especially metabolic diseases in early lactation. Join Dr. Zimmer and Dr. Haas as they talk about how subclinical ketosis has a domino effect for the health of a dairy cow. They also discuss the most susceptible time frames fo…

Yogurt for Cows – Microbials and Digestion in Livestock

How can we help livestock, help themselves? In this episode of Microbials Matter, we explore the nature of microbes and the microbiome that drives the health and productivity of animals. Dr. Zimmer sits down to chat about microbial and nutritional support and how we arrived here today. For informat…