Feed & Nutrition

Phytogenic, plant-based, products have gained increased interest with the passage of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) and a general increase in customer resistance to the feeding of antibiotics to livestock.

Correctly identifying the right corn product for use with your feed inventory, within your cattle feeding region, and utilizing the right cost to assist in formulation is not an easy task given the market variation we as cattle feeders are currently subject to.

Nitrate toxicity in cattle grazing cover crops can happen quickly and can result in multiple death losses in the herd, but the good news is it can be avoided.

An unfortunate part of cattle production is the fact that from time to time death losses occur. The list of reasons is long and varied.

Corn silage can be an economical feedstuff in finishing diets, especially when corn prices are high.

Many publications on pregnant cow nutrition note the changing nutrient demands during pregnancy, calving and lactation.