Nutrition Notes Written by our Ph.D. nutritionists and other animal nutrition staff professionals from the KNG Nutrition Department, these articles address timely nutrition and management topics or issues making news in the industry. View Product Filters Species Beef CattleDairyDogEquine VeterinarianGoatHorsePoultrySwine Showing 73-84 of 115 results Fly Control – Now Is The Time! Horse It has been shown that heavy fly infestation can reduce milk yield by as much as 15%. To avoid this issue it is recommended that and Integrated Pest Management control system be implemented. Continue reading to learn a few recommended practices. Continue reading… Be Prepared For Heat Stress In Dairy Calves Dairy Heat stress can easily knock a young dairy heifer off the path to calving at 24 months, that is why it is important to implement practices to reduce the effects of it. Continue reading to learn the signs and symptoms of heat stress, and management practices to minimize its effect. Continue reading… Improving Dairy Ration Balancing Software Dairy Today, as we develop dairy diets we have a choice of using computer software that balances against National Research Council (NRC) standards or one that makes use of a dynamic rumen model. Learn about the advantages and importance of using a dynamic rumen model. Continue reading… Cold Stress Management For Young Calves Beef Cattle Learn about the nutritional requirements of managing young calves in cold weather and the feeding recommendations formed from recent university studies. Continue reading… Making More Profit With Holstein Steers Beef Cattle The most important cost and most difficult to determine is the feed cost per pound of gain. So, how do you reduce cost of production if you do not know what the cost is? Continue reading to find out. Continue reading… Calf Toolkit – A Tool For Estimating Calf Performance And Cold Weather Feeding The Calf Toolkit is a tool for evaluating dairy calf performance based on the National Research Council’s Requirements (NRC 2001). Learn about the factors the Calf Toolkit applies to it’s evaluations, the parameter ranges that it can evaluate, and the data that can be generated in graphs and tables. Continue reading… Do These Cattle Work? Beef Cattle Learn how to estimate the cost of gains that are associated with various feed prices and feeder wrights when you don’t have the time or resources to run a projection. Continue reading… Impact of Hydravantage on Health Status, Performance and Economics of Sew Pigs Swine HydraVantage Dietary Supplement is a highly refined, flavored and soluble nutritional premix that can help support the gut and immune system. Read to learn the benefits observed in SEW Pigs when using HydraVantage. Continue reading… Influence of Kent Natural Yeast on Rumen Dynamics Beef Cattle Learn more about Kent Natural Yeast and why it often outperforms other yeast-type products in palatability, performance, and digestibility. Continue reading… Complexed Organic Trace Minerals in Sentinel® and Dynasty® Horse Read to learn about the vital functions, like the immune system, hoof growth and reproductive performance, trace minerals and essential nutrients support. As well as how you can ensure that your horses are receiving adequate amounts of them. Continue reading… Understanding Forage Fiber Evaluation Dairy While yield may be high this year the quality of the corn produced is not guaranteed. Learn more about quality analysis of corn and how fiber science has evolved over the past few years. Continue reading… Ammonium Chloride in Lactating Small Ruminant Diets Goat With the launch of the expanded Home Fresh® product line, we took the opportunity to reevaluate the products and formulations of Kent Nutrition Group’s small ruminant feeds. Learn more about the changes we have made, specifically the addition of ammonium chloride to Home Fresh 20 Dairy Goat. Continue reading… < FIRST1....5678910LAST >
