A variety of topics for a variety of species

Cracking Open the Truth About Egg Yolks

Once at the center of the egg, and now at the center of discussion, egg yolks have been quite the topic due to confusion and controversy around their nutritional value. Although eggs are a breakfast favorite, and often a staple in many people’s diets, the yolks have previously been deemed

Beef Cattle

Considerations for Protein Supplementation

EnergiLass® offers self-fed protein and/or mineral blocks to make supplementing your cattle easy. Here are 5 tips to help make your supplement program work for you.

Late Season Fly Control: Finish Strong and Get a Jump on Next Season

Flies are an unavoidable nuisance when it comes to cattle production. However, with good management practices we can take some of their sting out of the equation. While the majority of cattle producers are on top of fly control programs in the spring and summer that focus can shift as

Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Heat Stress in Chickens

During the hot summer months, heat stress becomes a significant concern for many poultry owners. Chickens have a limited ability to regulate their body temperature, making them highly susceptible to heat stress. They lack sweat glands and rely on just panting to cool down. The most obvious factor leading to

‘Tis the Season…for Grass Tetany

Regardless of your address, we can all agree that it’s been a strange winter, if you can even call it that. Record setting high temperatures and cool nights have pastures turning green. The forecasts promise some precipitation as well, setting up decent conditions for pasture growth. The combination of sun,

Transform Hoof Health in Beef Cows

Healthy hooves enable your cows and calves to achieve optimal lifetime performance and excel in all stages from reproduction to the feedlot. Feeding the best diet that includes premium trace mineral nutrition optimizes hoof health and helps prevent lameness issues that require costly treatment. Addressing foot rot requires multiple strategies:

Beef Cattle

The Mineral Encyclopedia – Abridged

Minerals are an ever important, but often forgotten nutrient. Found in most feedstuffs and required in such smaller quantities when compared to other nutrients like water, energy, and protein, it’s easy to not keep them at the front of your nutritional plan. Further difficulty lies in keeping all the minerals,

Beef Cattle

Enhance Reproductive Performance in Your Beef Herd

Your herd’s profitability depends on successful cow reproduction. Whether you choose to invest in a herd bull or AI, setting your cows up for high conception rates and reproductive health is crucial to capitalize on new genetics. Providing a complete nutrient package, including trace minerals, can improve your cows’ reproductive

Beef Cattle

Setting Beef Cows Up to Produce the Best Colostrum for Calves

Whether you’re raising beef calves as replacement animals for your herd or for the feedlot, the Lifetime Performance® of your calves is influenced on day one. It’s no secret that colostrum plays a critical role in starting beef calves off on the right foot. Calves are born with naked immunity, which

Choosing a Horse Feed to Support a Lifetime of Wellness

You want your horse to have the best life possible, and that starts with the right nutrition. Help ensure your horse’s diet is providing the foundation for a happy, healthy life with feeding goals for each life stage.

Choosing the Right Horse Feed as Part of Your Preventative Care Plan

No one knows your horse quite like you. You can tell when they’re happy and healthy, and you can sense when something isn’t quite right. But because horses have such complex and sensitive digestive systems, determining what’s wrong is often the hard part. Fortunately, one of the best ways to

Giving Weight to a Hard Keeper Horse Feed

Is your horse thinner than normal? In this article, we explore reasons why certain horses may have difficulties and recommend a few steps you can take to help ensure your hard keeper is getting the most from their diet.