All Episodes

71. Internal parasites (worms) in young ruminants: Part Four. Winning the battle against worms, best practice management of youngstock and forage crops

70. Internal parasites (worms) in young ruminants: Part Three. Forage crops in our battle against worms

69. Internal parasites (worms) in young ruminants: Part Two. Growing young stock faster to better handle worms

68. Internal parasites (worms) in young ruminants: Part One. The importance of top shelf nutrition

67. Protein Nutrition. Part Two. Crude Protein or Metabolisable Protein?

66. Protein Nutrition. Part One, The basics of protein nutrition

65. Weaning of hand reared dairy calves. Part two - the weaning process

64. Weaning of hand reared dairy calves. Part one - When is a calf ready to wean?

63. Frosty frozen forages – Cold crops and pastures

62. Autumn Ill thrift in grazing ruminants. Part Two - Animal Health issues

61. Autumn ill thrift in grazing Ruminants. Part One - Possible nutritional challenges

60. Copper nutrition – Part Four, copper toxicity in ruminants

59. Copper nutrition – Part Three, defining copper status and resolving deficiencies

58. Copper nutrition – Part Two, clinical signs suggestive of copper deficiency

57. Copper nutrition – Part One, why do ruminants need copper?

56. Ruminants aren’t the only herbivores that eat forage crops!

55. Baleage – A mystery surprise or valuable nutrients for our ruminants? Part 2

54. Baleage – A mystery surprise or valuable nutrients for our ruminants? Part 1.

53. Switching on ‘the heater’ inside newborn ruminants – The role for brown fat reserves

52. Wild winter weather. Part Two, Farm-level practical concepts

51. Wild winter weather. Cattle outside, how we can help - Part One

50. Soil contamination of feeds – any issues for our ruminants?

49. Dry cow and transition cow management – it’s all about the COW. Featuring Dr Sue Macky

48. Lignin – From pine trees to pastures – What do your grazing animals reckon?

47. Kiwifruit as a feed for ruminants

46. Metabolisable Energy in Ruminant Nutrition - it’s an interesting topic, we promise!

45. Dietary Cationic Anionic Difference (DCAD) – One strategy for reducing challenges of low blood calcium in dairy cows

44. Hot and bothered lactating dairy cows - the how, the why and what we can do to help our cows

43. Hot and bothered summer pastures – less dry matter and poorer nutritive value for your grazing ruminants

42. Thiamine deficiency in sheep and cattle – a nutritional challenge with an animal health twist

41. Internal parasite management– the role for good nutrition (plus many other parasite topics!)

40. The role for dietary iodine in dairy cows before and during mating

39. Summer forages for lactating dairy cows. The Mark and Courtney Harris story

38. Feed for your stock - Spring planting decisions; “What’s In the Bag” – with agronomist Brian Young

37. Setting ewes up well through lambing – Pasture-based tips and tricks

36. Pregnancy Toxaemia (“Sleepy Sickness”) in pregnant ewes

35. Rumen bloat (“frost bloat”) in cattle that eat frosted, frozen winter pastures and forage crops

34. Reducing risk of low blood calcium at calving - Dairy cow springer (pre-calving) diets

33. Intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition in finishing animals – animal-related factors, and dietary nutrition

32. An introduction to intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition in finishing animals

31. The dry off process for lactating dairy cows. Part Two

30. The dry off process for lactating dairy cows. Part One

29. Rusty grasses – what might these mean for grazing animal performance and wellbeing?

28. Ewe flushing for mating success

27. Magnesium Sulphate or Magnesium Chloride for dairy cows. Which one?

26. Flood damage; Part Two – Deciding what to do with flood damaged Crops

25. Flood damage; Part One – Deciding what to do with flood damaged Supplementary Feeds

24. Summer bulb turnips for lactating dairy cows: Part Two

23. Summer bulb turnips for lactating dairy cows: Part One

22. Primary Photosensitisation (“sunburn”) in lambs and cattle

21. Mating of dairy cows: Part Two. Anoestrus (non-cycling) cows, silent heats and heat detection efficiency.

20. Mating of dairy cows: Part One. Effects of nutrition on 3-week submission rate

19. ”Where are my missing milksolids?” Part three - Pasture-based factors that influence post-peak decline in milksolids production

18. “Where are my missing milksolids?” Part two – Cow-based factors that influence post-peak decline in milksolids production

17. Wellbeing of young ruminants grazing summer crops

16. ”Where are my missing milksolids?” Part One - Calving through to peak lactation

15. Milk urea in pasture-fed dairy cows

14. SMCO toxicity (aka kale anaemia, red water) in ruminant species

13. Summer crop planning – The journey from seed to feed

12. Calf Nutrition: Nutritional scours

11. Calf nutrition: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!

10. Transition feeding of dairy cows through calving – Keeping cows well, the practicalities!

9. Udder oedema in calving dairy cows

8. Magnesium metabolism – the inside story!

7. “Feed Test Lab Reports: Just what on earth do all those numbers mean” - Part Two

6. “Feed Test Lab Reports: Just what on earth do all those numbers mean” - Part One

5. Nitrate toxicity in ruminants

4. Checklist for success - wintering sheep and cattle on winter crops and pastures

3. The basics of ruminant nutrition - with a difference! Part Two

2. The basics of ruminant nutrition - with a difference! Part One

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