Dr. William Brown: High-Protein Corn Co-Products | Ep. 73

What this episode covers

In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, celebrating National Ag Day, Dr. William Brown, Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, explores the use of high-protein corn co-products in dairy calf starters. He discusses the challenges and potential benefits of incorporating these ingredients, including improved calf growth, digestibility, and cost efficiency. Tune in now on all major platforms! "We saw that calves on the high-protein corn product grew more and had greater average daily gain." Meet the guest: Dr. William Brown https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-brown-3b332a47/ is an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, specializing in dairy cattle nutrition. He holds a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of Illinois, where he focused on improving nutritional strategies for dairy production. His research explores feed efficiency, growth performance, and the use of alternative feed ingredients in dairy systems. What will you learn: (00:00) Highlight (00:32) Introduction (02:32) Corn co-products for calf starters (04:08) High-protein corn co-product (06:27) Balancing amino acids (08:11) Study results (10:38) Cost-benefit analysis of co-products (13:02) Closing thoughts The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by the innovative companies: * Adisseo (https://www.adisseo.com/en/) - Virtus Nutrition (https://virtusnutrition.com/essentialstrata/) - Volac (https://www.volac.com/) - Evonik (https://animal-nutrition.evonik.com/en) - Kemin (https://www.kemin.com/dairy) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://www.wisenetix.com/dairynutritionblackbelt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dairycampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dairycampus/