RumiNation
RumiNation is a series of conversations with key influencers in the North American dairy and cattle industries. The discussions focus on topics such as animal welfare, management, profitability, productivity, longevity, and sustainability.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
New Tools for Understanding Stress in Transition Cows
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:11)
At JEFO, we've been looking at stressors across species, in particular in dairy cows. I was wondering if you could give our audience an overview of this study a…
Understanding Calcium Needs in Dairy Cows
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:50)
Dr. Hernández, could you share with the audience your journey that brought you to be a trusted researcher and advisor at the University of Wisconsin?
Dr. Laura …
How Forage Quality and Cow Comfort Drive Dairy Success
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:26)
Going past the economic value, what can component volume and percentage tell us about the farm level management and cow health?
Dr. Heather Dann
I think one of t…
Breaking Barriers to Mental Health in Farming Communities
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:51)
Dr. Slesser, you recently published a study titled Wisconsin Farmers Share
Their Stressors and Mental Health Care Needs Through Focus Groups. I was wondering if…
Impact de la supplémentation en vitamines B sur la nutrition des vaches laitières
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:49)
Docteure Duplessis, vous et vos collègues étudiez depuis de nombreuses années le rôle des vitamines B, en particulier celui de la vitamine B12 et de l’acide fol…
Impact of B Vitamin Supplementation on Dairy Nutrition
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:50)
I was wondering if you could summarize for the audience what has been discovered to date about B vitamin nutrition in dairy cows, in particular B12 and folic ac…
Managing Consistency to Improve Fresh Cow Health
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:35)
Dr. Devries, your lab has been extensively and intensively looking at cow management and nutrition factors and their associations and correlations with early la…
Maximizing Milk Yield and Cow Health Through Stocking Density Management
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (03:02)
What is important for producers and nutritionists to consider when optimizing stock and density in their dairies?
Dr. Rick Grant (03:10)
Well, that's the big que…
Jean Fontaine, président fondateur de Jefo, sur l'alimentation du bétail et l'évolution de l'industrie
Chapitrage et résumé
Vicky Brisson (01:54)
Tout récemment, Jefo a fêté son 40ᵉ anniversaire. Pouvez-vous nous raconter les débuts de Jefo ?
Jean Fontaine
Ça prend un petit peu de temps à expliquer tout …
Jean Fontaine, Founder of JEFO, on Livestock Feed and Industry Evolution
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:05)
JEFO recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. Can you share with us and with the audience the story of how JEFO started?
Jean Fontaine
JEFO started very modestly…
Impact of Stocking Density on Milk Production and Profitability
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:11)
I'd like to know a little more about why you became interested in researching ideal topic density.
Dr. Albert De Vries
I actually had an intern student from the N…
Demystifying De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis
Timestamps & Summary
Vicki Brisson (01:44)
As an introduction, can you explain what de novo fatty acid synthesis is?
Dr. Débora Santschi
To me, the fatty acids are basically if we would take that black …
Cow-Calf Separation in Dairy Farming
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:57)
Animal welfare and perhaps its impacts on health are hot topics in the livestock industry today. Can you please share how you became interested in these topics?
…
Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Dairy Beef Feeding Systems
Timestamps & Summary
Dr. Greg Eckerle (02:01)
In your opinion, what can we expect to see numbers of dairy and dairy and beef crosses in feedlots in the future?
Dr. Pedro Carvalho
That's really a hot to…
Tools for Cow Handling at the Farm Level
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (01:28)
Can you explain what brought you to the study of cow handling specifically?
Dr. Jennifer Van Os
I started here at UW Madison about five and a half years ago, and …
Metabolism in Cattle for Muscle and Overall Development
Timestamps & Summary
Dr. Greg Eckerley (01:59)
Looking at muscle development, what roles do we see coenzymes play in upregulating energy to help with growth?
Dr. Bradley Johnson
[…] [the] energy needs…
Understanding and Managing Gastrointestinal Tract Health in Cattle
Timestamps & Summary
Dr. Greg Eckerle (01:24)
Do we normally call that intestinal acidosis outside of the agricultural university complex?
Dr. Greg Penner
I think probably the most common term that's us…
Let’s Talk About Meat!
Timestamps and Summary
1:54
How do you feel about Meatless Monday?
Jess Pryles
I don’t feel much about Meatless Monday. It’s more of a fad […]
3:23
What can we be doing as an industry and as individuals, …
Principles for a Sustainable Dairy Industry
Timestamps and Summary
Vicki Brisson (01:56)
Can you share more about the role and importance of amino acids to support the dairy industry’s sustainability initiatives?
Dr. Izabelle Teixeira
I think b…
Solutions to Navigate the Current Economy
Timestamps & Summary
Chris Gwyn (02:09)
So John, in your work in advising agricultural businesses, and perhaps dairies in particular, talk to us about the strain that the current financial stressors …