Moo-ving Dairy Cow Nutrition Forward
In conjunction with the feed efficiency effort that the White Lab spearheads, a significant offshoot of that project was recently funded by the Greener Cattle Initiative to measure methane emissions from dairy cows. The White Lab will continue collaborating with the Weigel and Peñagaricano Labs to identify not only which cows are more or less …
Research focusing on rumen protected choline (RPC) out of the White Lab earlier this year was featured in this month’s Progressive Dairy magazine. The article focuses on the effects supplemental RPC during the transition period has on milk production, and brings in two other world-renouned nutritionists’ research that support what was found here in Dr. …
To kick off June (aka Dairy Month), Dr. Heather White, her Ph.D. Candidate Henry Holdorf, and recent alumnus Dr. Ryan Pralle were invited to present their research at the PDPW Rising Stars – Graduate Research Showcase. Dr. Ryan Pralle presented his PhD work and gave the audience an idea of what he will be doing …
Understanding the importance of metabolic health during the transition period in dairy cows is of the upmost importance. After “Feed efficiency and metabolic health: How might we improve them both in the transition cow?” was published in Progressive Dairy in February 2020, Progressive Dairy Canada published the article in July 2020 due to its importance …
As part of the series of publications in Progressive Dairy, Dr. Heather White and Michael DeVeth continue to discuss nutritional interventions in the article titled “Nutritional intervention improves feed efficiency and saves money.” Throughout the article, discussion on feed efficiency, its importance, and what it looks like when a farm improves feed efficiency are examined. …
COVID-19’s effects can be felt in nearly all aspects of our lives, and how our food is sourced and chosen is no exception. In this hour-long discussion organized by the Wisconsin Alumni Association through the UW NOW series, experts on Supply Chain Management (Dr. Greg DeCroix), Meat Science (Dr. Jeff Sindelar), Dairy Science (Dr. Heather …
A follow-up article has been published in Progressive Dairy called “Feed efficiency and metabolic health: How might we improve them both in the transition cow?“. Dr. Rafael Caputo Oliveira was also an author for this new article, as it explores the calculated feed and nitrogen efficiency, as well as circulating insulin concentrations during the transition …
Josh Scramlin of the Midwest Farm Bureau sat down with Dr. Heather White for an interview on how the Dairy Innovation Hub will help Wisconsin and its dairy industry (ranging from milk to cheese to feed), consumers, farmers, and cows. Dr. White gave a comprehensive review of what the goals of the Hub are, including …