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Real Science Exchange

105 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings

Balchem Real Science Exchange isn’t just any old boring podcast. You’ll get to know top researchers like you’ve never known them before. Go behind the scenes and hear the conversations that take place over a few drinks with friends. Join us as we discuss the hot topics in animal science and share a range of new ideas.

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Dairy Economics-Factors Affecting Production

April 02, 2024 14:00 - 37 seconds - 590 KB

While Dr. Jardon only had milk in his glass for this pubcast, he did share about his bottle of “wheyskey” (whiskey made from whey) from Wheyward Spirit Distillery in California (https://www.wheywardspirit.com/). Iowa State Dairy Extension is offering a webinar, “Fermentation and Distillation of Whey to Produce Spirits at Copper Crow,” on May 15 at noon Central. Curtis Basina of Copper Crow Distillery in Bayfield, WI, will be the speaker. You can sign up for the webinar at https://go.iastate....

Breaking Barriers: Exploring Dietary Factors Influencing Gut Function for Cattle

March 19, 2024 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Dr. Penner describes two primary factors of gut health to be absorption and barrier function or permeability. His lab’s work on permeability is suggesting that intestinal regions really drive total gut permeability to a much greater extent than ruminal permeability in dairy cows. (7:06) Ms. Bertens is Dr. Penner’s Ph.D. student and explains some new methodologies she developed for measuring gut permeability using chromium EDTA and cobalt EDTA. It’s common to use an oral dose of chromium EDT...

Journal Club: Association between change in body weight during early lactation and milk production in automatic milking system herds

February 27, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

Guests: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University; Dr. Marcia Endres, University of Minnesota Dr. Endres begins with a description of a dataset she collected containing individual body weights from 34 robotic milking herds. Weights were collected for every cow; every time that she came into the robotic milking station. Dr. Endres’ team was interested in the relationship between the amount of body weight change in the first 21 days of lactation and subsequent production. (7:34) The team cho...

Not All Rumen-Protected Products Are Created Equal

February 06, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

This episode is from a webinar presented by Dr. Clay Zimmerman, Director of Technical Services at Balchem. To view the full webinar and access the slides referenced during this podcast, visit balchem.com/realscience and scroll down to the webinar presented on December 12th, 2023. Dr. Zimmerman begins with an overview of Balchem’s microencapsulation technologies in both human nutrition and health and animal nutrition and health businesses. (0:31) Encapsulation is a generic term, and huge di...

Colostrum is Liquid Gold

January 23, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

This episode is from a webinar presented by Dr. Sandra Godden from the University of Minnesota Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. To view the full webinar and access the slides referenced during this podcast, visit balchem.com/real science and scroll down to the webinar presented on November 8, 2023. Dr. Godden begins with the reminder that despite decades of research and definite advances in colostrum management, there's still a lot to learn and research. Her goal is to give an ...

Journal Club: Lactational performance effects of supplemental histidine in dairy cows: A meta-analysis

January 09, 2024 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Dr. Räisänen completed this research during her Ph.D. at Penn State. The meta-analysis included 17 different studies published between 1999 and 2022 investigating supplemental histidine for lactating dairy cows. They divided the type of supplemental histidine between infused histidine and rumen-protected histidine and the basal diets between corn silage-based and grass silage-based. (4:34) Primary response variables measured in the meta-analysis included dry matter intake, milk production, ...

December Journal Club: Production effects of extruded soybean meal replacing canola meal in the diet of lactating dairy cows

December 19, 2023 16:30 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Dr. Hristov started working with canola meal after he commissioned a review paper comparing canola and soybean meal when he was editor of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science. In that review, most of the studies used solvent-extracted soybean meal. Because canola has a higher oil content, it is always mechanically extruded to remove oil before solvent extraction. This paper is a more fair comparison because both meals were extruded and thus exposed to heat. (7:02) There were 24 cows per t...

What's New in Colostrum Management?

December 12, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Dr. Godden opens this episode with a 30,000-foot view of colostrum management. Colostrum management has been a hot topic for decades, and herds still have opportunities to improve. Researchers continue to learn how to advance colostrum management. The basics include the three Qs: quality, quantity, and quickness. Other critical factors are cleanliness and feeding clean colostrum. Dr. Godden also briefly discusses important monitoring measures to assess a colostrum program. Research continues...

Future Directions in Choline Symposium Part Two

December 05, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

Today’s episode was filmed at the Future Directions in Choline Symposium put on by the University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Institute. Our day two episode opens with Dr. Eric Ciappio and Dr. Jonathan Bortz of Balchem, summarizing day one’s focus on pregnancy and early life and previewing day two’s focus on the latest choline research targeting adult nutrition. (1:03) The next guest on our roster is Dr. Mark Manary, a professor of pediatrics at the Washington University School of...

Future Directions in Choline Symposium Part One

November 28, 2023 18:37 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Co-host: Tom Druke, Balchem Corporation & Dr. Eric Ciappio, Balchem Corporation Guests: Dr. Stephen Hursting & Dr. Susan Smith, University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Institute; Dr. Steven Zeisel, University of North Carolina; Dr. Kevin Klatt, University of California, Berkeley; Dr. Richard Canfield, Cornell University; Dr. Colin Carter, Columbia University; Dr. Joe McFadden, Cornell University Today’s episode was filmed at the Future Directions in Choline Symposium put on by the ...

October Journal Club 2023

October 31, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 48.6 MB

Kirby begins with a description of the mechanism of amylase-enhanced corn. The amylase is located in the kernel and, once activated by temperature change, works to increase the digestibility of the starch. A small amount of activation is thought to occur during silage fermentation, with further activation once it reaches the rumen. This paper evaluated digestibility and milk production in cows fed corn silage made from a hybrid with the amylase-enhanced gene compared to the same hybrid witho...

The High Fertility Cycle

October 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Guests: Dr. Paul Fricke and PhD Candidate Megan Lauber, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Fricke starts this episode by describing the long-term negative trend for reproductive performance in dairy cows that took place from the mid-1950s to around 2000.  The reversal of this trend is due to the use of genomics to select for fertility and the use of synchronization and fertility programs in dairy cows. (6:07) Dr. Fricke explains the high fertility cycle starts with a change in body c...

Wild yeasts and aerobic stability of silages and TMR: Potential negative effects on intake and production

October 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

Guests: Dr. Limin Kung, University of Delaware, and guest Bonni Kowalke, Stem Ag Consulting Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight, we have two distinguished guests. Dr. Limin Kung and Bonni Kowalke join us to discuss wild yeasts in silage. Dr. Kung begins by giving an overview of the impacts of wild yeast on silage, where they're either going to anaerobically ferment sugars to ethanol o...

Journal Club Bach Changes in milk production and estimated income over feed cost of group-housed dairy cows when moved between pens

October 10, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 47.7 MB

Guests: Dr. Alex Bach, ICREA (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies), and Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University In this journal club episode, Dr. Alex  Bach with the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies joins Dr. Bill Weiss from the Ohio State University.  Dr. Weiss introduces the paper as one that's immediately applicable to the industry and answers a question he received a lot during his Extension career: What's the cost of moving cows? This research ...

September Journal Club 2023

October 03, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 41.1 MB

Guest: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University In this episode, we welcome back the fan-favorite journal club podcast. Dr. Bill Weiss joins Scott and Clay for this episode, discussing a large study from Germany evaluating the time spent in the pre-fresh group and its impacts on health and production.  Dr. Weiss begins with a description of the study’s overall research question of “How long should a cow stay in the pre-fresh pen?” - and the researchers’ hypothesis that time periods too sh...

Methyl Donors and Epigenetic Regulation of the Early Embryo

September 26, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 47.4 MB

Guests: Dr. Pete Hansen, University of Florida To conclude this mini series, Dr. Pete Hansen of the University of Florida presents on the topic of using methyl donors to regulate an early embryo and create an epigenetic effect. This talk was given at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, and is the fourth part of this series. Beginning his presentation, Dr. Hansen highlights how nutrition can cause epigenetic reprogramming of the fetus. Methyl groups can be added to increase the p...

The Growing Importance of Choline in Prenatal Human Nutrition

September 19, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes - 29.8 MB

Guest: Dr. Eric Ciappio, Balchem Corporation Part three of the podcast series from the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference is Dr. Eric Ciappio’s presentation about the importance of choline in prenatal human nutrition. Dr. Ciappio is with Balchem Corporation. Dr. Ciappio begins with an overview of one of the main roles of choline in the body: supporting overall brain health and cognitive function, primarily through its role as a precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. (3:20)...

Phenotypic & Molecular Signatures of Fetal Hyperthermia

September 12, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 44.6 MB

Guests: Dr. Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin-Madison Covering the topic of Fetal Hyperthermia, Dr. Jimena Laporta of the University of Wisconsin is the second podcast at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Conference. This makes up part two of the conference series. Heat stress is known to be a significant issue for dairy cattle with both global temperatures and sensitivity of dairy cattle to heat rising. Dr. Laporta adds that negative effects of heat stress last for multiple generations and l...

Epigenetics Will Change How We Manage Cattle

September 05, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 41.8 MB

Guests: Dr. Jack Britt, Jack H Britt Consulting This is the first in a series of presentations given at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference. Epigenetics of different environments and reactions is the topic at hand, presented by Dr. Jack Britt of Jack H Britt Consulting. Dr. Britt begins by clarifying that epigenetics (transmittable changes in genetic behavior of an individual), are only beginning to be understood. This is partly due to the intricacies of DNA. For instance, the ex...

Why is Weaning So Often So Traumatic?

August 29, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 52.7 MB

Guests: Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University & Dr. Jim Quigley, Cargill Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight we have three distinguished guests. Dr. Jim Drackley, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, and Dr. Jim Quigley join us to discuss the weaning period and why it can be so traumatic for dairy calves. Dr. Drackley leads off by desc...

2023 Poultry Science Association Highlights Day 2

August 22, 2023 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

Guests: Emmillie Boot and Dr. Ramon Malheiros, North Carolina State University; Catherine Fudge, University of Georgia; Dr. Lisa Bielke, North Carolina State University; Kyle Venter, University of Pretoria; Letecia Orellana Galindo, Auburn University; and Dr. Ken Macklin, Mississippi State University; Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, PA; Cara Cash and Dr. Giri Athrey, Texas A&M University. Today’s episode was filmed at the 2023 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia,...

2023 Poultry Science Association Highlights Day 1

August 15, 2023 15:35 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

Guests:  Andy Vance, PSA; Dr. John Halley, J. Halley Poultry Consulting; Addison Elstner, Texas A&M University; Dr. Chasity Pender, DSM Nutritional Products; Dr. Valentina Caputi, USDA-ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit; and Dimitri Malheiros and Dr. Ken Anderson, North Carolina State University Today’s episode was filmed at the 2023 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Balchem’s technical team chose abstracts of interest from the meeting and ...

August Journal Club

August 08, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Guests:  Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira from Virginia Tech and Dr. Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University A Journal Club podcast is a staff and fan favorite, and joining us for today’s Journal Club is Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira from Virginia Tech and Dr. Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University. Dr. Ferreira will be discussing his paper about including alfalfa in multigravida Holsteins.  Dr. Ferreira starts with an overview of his research and said that he did a preliminary trial in Virginia Tech and ...

2023 ASDA Winners & Organizers

August 01, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Today’s episode was filmed at the American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Joining us are the ADSA organizers and research winners to discuss their projects. Dr. Clay Zimmerman is our co-host this week.  Our first guests are Dr. Corwin Nelson, University of Florida and Kari Estes, Balchem. Dr. Nelson is the overall committee chair for the conference and said more than 1,300 abstracts were submitted. Of those, 1,254 were accepted to present at the ADSA co...

2023 ADSA Research Highlights Day 2

July 21, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

Guests:  Dr. Billy Brown, Kansas State University; Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kelli Brost, University of Illinois; Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois; Dr. Sergio Martinez Monteagudo, New Mexico State University; Jair Parales Giron, Michigan State University; Tess Stahl, University of New Hampshire; Dr. Pete Erickson, University of New Hampshire;  Dr. Vinicius Machado, Texas Tech University Today’s podcast is the second podcast filmed at the American Dairy Scie...

2023 ADSA Research Highlights Day 1

July 19, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Guests: Omid McDonald, Vodkow; Andres Ortega & Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University; Matheus Santos & Dr. Eduardo Ribeiro, University of Guelph; Dr. Faith Reyes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mariana Marinho and Dr. José Santos, University of Florida; and Dr. Alex Tebbe, Purina Mills Today’s episode was filmed at the American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Joining us are researchers with abstracts of interest chosen by the Balchem technical team....

Who Let the Dogma Out of Transition Cow Management" with Dr. Lance Baumgard from Iowa State University

June 27, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Guests: Dr. Lance Baumgard, Iowa State University and Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight we have two very well-known guests. Dr. Lance Baumgard and Dr. Jim Drackley join us to discuss cow management and the dogma that has developed over the years.  Dr. Baumgard kicks off by explaining the dogma of the transition period - tw...

Cow Monitoring Technology: Revealing Her Secrets with Evine van Riemsdijk, Nedap Livestock Management

June 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Guests:  Evine van Riemsdijk from NEDAP Livestock Management and Stefan Borchardt from the Free University of Berlin In this episode of the Real Science exchange pubcast Scott leads a discussion on cow monitoring technology and its benefits for cows, farmers and the environment.  Ms. van Riemsdijk gives some history of cow monitoring, stating it started for identification of an animal and the feeding station for the purpose of separating milk. (6:58)  Ms. van Riemsdijk said the sensors he...

Waste to Protein on the World´s Smallest Footprint: How to produce, apply and utilize insect products now and in the future with Dr. Katharina Unger of LIVIN Farms

June 06, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

Guests: Dr. Katharina Unger & Pratibha Yadav Joining the pubcast to discuss insect protein as an alternative for the future is Dr. Katharina Unger and Pratibha Yadav.  Dr. Unger is the CEO and founder of LIVIN Farms and an expert in edible insects and food innovation. She led the conversation by introducing her background and briefly mentioning the transformation of using insects as food protein. 8:35 Dr. Unger said she started questioning early in her career the required resources needed...

Waste to Protein on the World´s Smallest Footprint: How to produce, apply and utilize insect products now and in the future with Katharina Unger of LIVIN Farms

June 06, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

Guests: Katharina Unger & Dr. Pratibha Yadav Joining the pubcast to discuss insect protein as an alternative for the future is Katharina Unger and Dr. Pratibha Yadav.  Unger is the CEO and founder of LIVIN Farms and an expert in edible insects and food innovation. She led the conversation by introducing her background and briefly mentioning the transformation of using insects as food protein. 8:35 Unger said she started questioning early in her career the required resources needed to prod...

“Can You Speak Sustainability?” with Lara Moody and Dr. Steve Lerner

May 23, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Guests: Lara Moody with the Institute for Feed Education and Research and Dr. Steve Lerner with Chr. Hansen Gathering around the pubcast to discuss key environmentally sustainable animal agriculture practices are Lara Moody and Dr. Steve Lerner.  Visionary leader and executive director for The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), Lara Moody, shared her background in stewardship and sustainability. She then introduced Dr. Lerner with Chr. Hansen. 2:30 Leading the conversati...

May Journal Club

May 16, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

Guests: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University and Dr. Corwin Nelson, University of Florida Joining together for another Journal Club to discuss vitamin D as a lactation influence on dairy cows are dairy leaders and nutritional experts Dr. Bill Weiss and Dr. Corwin Nelson.  Dr. Weiss, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University spent nearly 33 years of his career focused on dairy cattle nutrition and has published more than 140 journal articles. He began the conversation, introducin...

2023 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference Q&A - New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition

May 02, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Guests: Dr. Mike Van Amburgh (Cornell University), Dr. Jose Santos (University of Florida), Dr. Heather White (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Gathering together at the 2023 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference for the Balchem Mini-Symposium “New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition” are speakers Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Dr. Jose Santos and Dr. Heather White.  The mini symposium featured topics such as better understanding essential versus required nutrients, choline research as a nutriti...

2023 National Dairy Challenge

April 18, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Guests: Dairy Challenge Organizers, Producers, Coaches & Student Winners The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge Contest is a two day event that brings together students from around the world to gain real life, hands-on experience and learn from industry experts. Gathering together to discuss the 21st Annual Dairy Challenge are organizers, Amy tePlate-Church, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Kristi Fiedler and Barry Putnam.   Fielder, Dairy Sales Manager for Cargill and Board Chair for the...

Mitigating Enteric Methane Emissions: How Can We Speed Up Progress? With Dr. Joe McFadden of Cornell University

April 04, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Guests: Dr. Joe McFadden, Cornell University and Dr. Peri Rosenstein, Environmental Defense Fund Joining together around the pub to discuss methane emission metrics are experts Dr. Joe McFadden and Dr. Peri Rosenstein.  Dr. McFadden, an animal science professor at Cornell University, has focused much of his research and career on studying the interactions between nutrition, environment and animal food production.  After discussing mitigating enteric methane emissions during the Real Scien...

65D. Cornell Conference: New Insights from the University of Wisconsin Transition Cow Research with Dr. White

March 23, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Guests: Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin Joining together for the final episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition mini series from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Heather White of the University of Wisconsin and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman of Balchem.  Discussing the challenges a cow faces during transition to lactation, Dr. White briefly began the series highlighting the impact both...

65C. Cornell Conference: New Insights from Michigan State University Transition Cow Research with Dr. Bradford

March 21, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

Guests: Dr. Barry Bradford, Michigan State University On this third episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference four-part mini-series to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Barry Bradford of Michigan State University and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman of Balchem.  Bringing forward recent research on transition cow studies, Dr. Bradford began the conversation by highlighting the 2022 Michigan State Un...

65B. Cornell Conference: New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition with Dr. Santos

March 16, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

Guests: Dr. Jose Santos, University of Florida Joining together for the second episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference four-part mini-series to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Jose Santos, University of Florida and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman from Balchem.  Bringing forward the most recent research on choline supplementation, Dr. Santos began the second in the series focusing on nutritiona...

Cornell Conference: Implications for understanding Essential vs. Required with Dr. Van Amburgh

March 14, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Guests: Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University  Here is the first episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference four-part mini-series. Essential versus required nutrition requirements is the subject matter from Dr. Mike Van Amburgh of Cornell University. Dr. Clay Zimmerman from Balchem adds his comments in this podcast as well. Laying out a new way to think about essential and non-essential nutrients, Dr. Van Amburgh began the serie...

Legacy Series: Dr. Temple Grandin; Colorado State University

February 28, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Guests: Dr. Temple Grandin, Betsy Lerner and Kari Estes.  Gathering for another Legacies Series to honor a true industry leader and pioneer are, Dr. Temple Grandin, Betsy Lerner and Kari Estes.  Dr. Grandin, an animal science professor at Colorado State University and a well-known author and speaker, has been featured on national public radio stations, Time Magazine, The New York Times, Discover Magazine, Forbes, USA Today and others. In fact, her movie titled Temple Grandin sharing much o...

Changing of the Guard

February 14, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Guests: Chris DuBois and Melissa Rodriguez (IRI) Joining together to discuss the changes in customer-driven expectations are Chris DuBois and Melissa Rodriguez, both with IRI, a leading provider of big data and analytics.   Rodriguez led the conversation, describing IRI’s integration into data and technology innovation. She shared that IRI not only integrates retainer and media data, but also consumer and manufacturer data. 4:21 As inflation continues trending upward, Rodriguez added IRI ...

Reviewing the Updates to the CNCPS v7 Model with Dr. Van Amburgh

January 31, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Gathering around the pub to discuss the latest version of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) version seven is Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Dr. Robb Bender and Dr. Mike DeGroot.  Extension expert and professor of animal science at Cornell University, Dr. Van Amburgh guided the conversation by briefly touching on the history of the system and the changes to the latest version. He mentioned what has now evolved to a software platform with many equations, essentially began as a 30...

Managing for Both Fat and Protein in a Tiered Pricing System

January 17, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

While maximizing milk production and improving feed efficiency continues to be top of mind, joining together around the pubcast to discuss the various factors are Dr. Kevin Harvatine and Dr. Yves Boisclair.  A leading expert in metabolic and energy nutrition and professor at Penn State University, Dr. Harvatine began the conversation by introducing his guest, Dr. Boisclair. He mentioned the collaboration between the two first began when he was finishing his doctorate degree at Cornell Unive...

2022 Favorites Countdown

January 03, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

  Since 2020, the Real Science Exchange has provided in-depth conversations throughout a variety of webinar series. Joining around the pub to recap and reflect on the amazing guests and great conversations from 2022 are Dr. Clay Zimmerman and Scott Sorrell where they reflect on each of their top three favorite episodes of 2022. The pubcast has a growing audience of over 56,000 views and listeners in all 50 states. In 2022, the podcast created 24 events featuring top dairy science topics th...

Recent Developments in Performance Horse Health & Nutrition

December 20, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Gathering around the pubcast to discuss equine nutrition in the performance horse arena are Dr. Joe Pagan, Dr. Laurie Lawrence and Dr. Steve Jackson.  Expert in equine nutrition and founder of Kentucky Equine Research (KER), Dr. Pagan led the conversation by explaining the company's history, his academic background and KER’s innovative philosophy in looking ahead into equine nutrition. 7:27 Also joining in on the conversation was leading equine nutritionist Dr. Jackson who described his le...

22 Journal Club December

December 06, 2022 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

Guests: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University; Dr. Michel Wattiaux, University of Wisconsin-Madison Co-Host: Dr. Jeff Elliott Joining around the pub at World Dairy Expo to discuss the latest research about environmental factors and the effects it has on specific dairy cattle breeds are Dr. Bill Weiss and Dr. Michel Wattiaux.  Dr. Michel Wattiaux, Dairy Systems Management Professor at the University of Wisconsin led the conversation by introducing the recent publication in the Journal ...

World Dairy Expo Producer Panel

November 22, 2022 14:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Our podcast is recorded at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI. At the 55th Annual World Dairy Expo we were celebrating FFA day. We have a star-studded guest panel today to discuss the latest ideas and trends in animal nutrition.  Jeff King is one of our guests from Kings-Ransom Farm in New York. Their operation includes registered holsteins and row crops, and they have a marketing program with registered holsteins.  Kelly Reynolds is originally from Wisconsin but now lives in New York and wor...

Virtual Farm Tour-Bateman's Mosida Farms

November 08, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Today in our pubcast, we are taking a deeper dive into Mosida Farms after a fascinating virtual farm tour at World Dairy Expo. The Bateman family operation includes 20,000 animals and over 5,000 crop acres in Cita, Utah. Wayne Bateman started Mosida Farms and once said, “We didn’t have it all together, but together we had it all.”  The Batemans decided to diversify and added beef to their offering. Kaleb Bateman, joined the podcast via video, and says that Mosida Farms produces 40 to 100 be...

2022 Journal Club October

October 25, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Guests: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University; Dr. Victor Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison Gathering over cold drinks at the World Dairy Expo pubcast to discuss recent research on nutritional grouping among dairy farms are Dr. Bill Weiss, Dr. Victor Cabrera and Dr. Pete Morrow. Dr. Bill Weiss, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University, began the conservation through the recently published research paper in the Journal of Dairy Science, introducing one of the authors, Dr. ...

What’s happening to older cows?

October 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Guests: Dr. Ian Lean, Scibus; Dr. Todd Duffield, University of Guelph; Dr. Stephen LeBlanc, University of Guelph Co-host: Dr. Pete Morrow, Animal Health Specialist Gathering around the pub to discuss body condition, productivity and the impact older cows have on herds are Dr. Ian Lean, Dr. Todd Duffield and Dr. Stephen LeBlanc.  Dr. Ian Lean, Scibus Founder and Manager Director and leading authority in dairy cattle medicine, kicked off the conversation to discuss his data set research aro...