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The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast
Learn dairy nutrition from the brightest minds of the global dairy industry – in 9 minutes.
If you are a dairy nutritionist who wants to stay up to date with all that is working in the industry, but doesn’t know how to start, doesn’t have the time, or feel most courses out there don’t deliver, then you have come to the right place.
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is specially designed by and for professionals just like yourself. With it, you can effortlessly have access to the thoughts of…
Episodes
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Victoria Asselstine and Dr. Mélissa Duplessis: B Vitamins For Better Dairy Cattle Efficiency | Ep. 160
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Victoria Asselstine from Jefo Nutrition and Dr. Mélissa Duplessis, research scientist at…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastBrittany Herzfeldt: Forage Quality and Rumen Stability | Ep. 159
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Brittany Herzfeldt, Microbiology Nutritionist/Consultant at Priority IAC, discusses forage quality…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastBennet Crochet: Practical Transition Cow Nutrition | Ep. 158
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Bennet Crochet, owner of BC Dairy Consulting, discusses practical transition cow nutrition and…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Jorge Barrientos Blanco: Strategies to Improve Feeding Accuracy in Dairy Farms | Ep. 157
Every productive dairy starts with the decisions farmers make each day. As we celebrate National Farmers Day this month, The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Andres Contreras: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation During Transition | Ep. 156
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Andres Contreras, Professor at Michigan State University, explains how adipose tissue supports…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Alexander Hristov: Rumen Methanogenesis and Mitigation Options | Ep. 155
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Alexander Hristov, Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition at Penn State, discusses rumen…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Victoria Asselstine and Dr. Lance Baumgard: B Vitamins in Transition Cow Nutrition | Ep. 154
In this special roundtable episode of The Dairy Nutrition Black Belt Podcast, Dr. Victoria Asselstine, Ruminant Technical Team Manager at Jefo Nutrition, and…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastMegan Lauber: Semen Type and Farm Profitability | Ep. 153
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Megan Lauber, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains how reproductive…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Marcos Marcondes: Growth Models for Dairy Calves | Ep. 152
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Marcos Marcondes from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Efstathios Sarmikasoglou: Feeding Potential of Short Corn Silage | Ep. 151
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Efstathios Sarmikasoglou from Michigan State University explains how short-stature corn hybrids…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Joseph McFadden: Methyl Donor Nutrition for Dairy Cattle | Ep. 150
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Joseph McFadden from Cornell University explains how methyl donors support transition cow…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Clarissa Strieder-Barboza: Adipose Tissue Biology in Transition Cows | Ep. 149
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Clarissa Strieder-Barboza, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Sciences at Texas Tech University…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastBen Moitoso: Water Quality and Herd Health | Ep. 148
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Ben Moitoso, Dairy Solutions Specialist supporting customers through Veterinary Service Inc…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Mike Van Amburgh: What is Limiting Milk Components? | Ep. 147
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Professor at Cornell University, explores what truly limits milk components in…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Tadeu Silva: CalfSim and Smarter Calf Nutrition | Ep. 146
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Tadeu Silva, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Vermont, discusses CalfSim, a…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Pedro Melendez: Abdominal Adiposity in Dairy Cows | Ep. 145
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Pedro Melendez, Clinical Full Professor at City University of Hong Kong, explains…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. James Spain: Thermal Balance for Dairy Cattle - Part 2 | Ep. 144
In this special episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. James Spain, Professor at the University of Missouri, continues to discuss practical…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. James Spain: Heat Stress and Modern Dairy Cows - Part 1 | Ep. 143
In this special episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. James Spain, Professor at the University of Missouri, discusses how increasing milk…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Dwain Bunting: Summer Humidity and Mineral Stability | Ep. 142
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Dwain Bunting from Barentz Animal Nutrition North America discusses how summer humidity affects…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Susanna Räisänen: Histidine and New Amino Acid Trends | Ep. 141
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Susanna Räisänen, Assistant Professor at Aarhus University, discusses the growing importance of…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Massimo Bionaz: Nutrigenomics in Dairy Cows | Ep. 140
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Massimo Bionaz from Oregon State University explains how nutrigenomics can support…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Alexandre Pedroso: Nutrition And Cow Comfort Strategies - Part 2 | Ep. 139
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, celebrating National Dairy Month, Dr. Alexandre Pedroso, dairy specialist and senior consultant at…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Alexandre Pedroso: Cow Longevity and Production Efficiency - Part 1 | Ep. 138
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, celebrating National Dairy Month, Dr. Alexandre Pedroso, dairy specialist and senior consultant at…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Brian Campbell: Multi-Ingredient Strategies for Heat Stress | Ep. 137
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Brian Campbell, ruminant product manager at Fortiva, explores how heat stress affects dairy…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. José Santos: Calcium Disorders in Transition Cows | Ep. 136
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. José Santos, Professor at the University of Florida, explains calcium regulation in dairy cows…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Renée Petri: Understanding the Rumen Microbiome | Ep. 135
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Renée Petri, Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, explains how rumen…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Tatiane Fernandes: Nutrient Tracing in Dairy Cows | Ep. 134
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Tatiane Fernandes, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech, explains how stable isotope tracing…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Richard Paratte: Lysine and Milk Production | Ep. 133
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Richard Paratte, dairy nutritionist at Vetagro, explains how lysine drives milk production…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Frank Delfino: Potassium Strategies & Heat Stress | Ep. 132
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Frank Delfino, owner of Delfino Nutrition and Management, shares practical strategies for…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Larry Chase: Precision Feeding for Profitability & Sustainability | Ep. 131
In this special episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast marking Earth Day, we welcome Dr. Larry Chase, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, who…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Lance Baumgard: Stress Impact on Gut Health | Ep. 130
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Lance Baumgard, Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University, explains how stress affects gut…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Mutian Niu: Exhalomics & Dairy Cows | Ep. 129
In this special re-run episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, we bring back our conversation with Dr. Mutian Niu, Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Eduardo Rico: Omega-3 & Inflammation Control | Ep. 128
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Eduardo Rico, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, explains how omega-3 fatty…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Arthur Behling Neto: Sorghum Silage in Brazil | Ep. 127
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Arthur Behling Neto, professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in Brazil, explains the…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Michael Van Amburgh: Amino Acid Needs in Dairy Cows | Ep. 126
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Michael Van Amburgh from Cornell University explains how modern dairy cows respond to balanced…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Sonia Rodríguez: Improving Milk Production with Gut Health Strategies | Ep. 125
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Sonia Rodríguez, Ruminant Technical Innovation Manager at Vetagro, explains how rumen protected…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Megan Abeyta: Leaky Gut in Dairy Cows | Ep. 124
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, celebrating International Women’s Day, Dr. Megan Abeyta from GPS Dairy Consulting breaks down the…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Mike VandeHaar: Short Corn Hybrids for Silage | Ep. 123
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mike VandeHaar from Michigan State University discusses his recent studies on short-stature corn…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Marcos Marcondes: Growth Models for Dairy Calves | Ep. 122
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Marcos Marcondes from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute discusses key insights…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Dwain Bunting: DCAD And Palatability | Ep. 121
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Dwain Bunting, Technical Service Dairy Nutritionist at Barentz Animal Nutrition, explains how…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Laura Hernandez: Managing Hypocalcemia | Ep. 120
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Laura Hernandez, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explores key insights on…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Melissa Cantor: Long-Term Effects of Early Lung Consolidation | Ep. 119
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Melissa Cantor from Penn State University unpacks new research on beef-on-dairy calves and their…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Melissa Cantor: Pair Housing Insights | Ep. 118
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Melissa Cantor from Penn State University breaks down the science and management of pair housing…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Massimo Bionaz: Spent Hemp Biomass for Dairy Cows | Ep. 117
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Massimo Bionaz explores the potential of hemp byproducts in dairy cattle nutrition. He shares…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Jessica Halfen: Phytochemicals & Cow Health | Ep. 116
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jessica Halfen from Mississippi State University discusses how polyphenols and phytochemicals can…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Alice Brandao: Insulin Resistance in Dairy Cows | Ep. 115
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Alice Brandao from Texas A&M University explores how insulin resistance, feed additives, and…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Mary Beth Hall: Water-Soluble Carbohydrates in Diets | Ep. 114
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mary Beth Hall from The Cows Are Always Right LLC, shares expert insights on water-soluble…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Javier Alba Mayagoitia: Microbiology Nutrition & Dairy Performance | Ep. 113
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Javier Alba Mayagoitia from Priority IAC explains how microbial-driven nutrition can stabilize…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Jeffrey Firkins: Fiber in Dairy Diets - Part 1 | Ep. 112
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jeff Firkins from The Ohio State University explores how nutrient interactions…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Frank Mitloehner: Nitrogen Excretion & Amino Acid Balancing | Ep. 111
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Frank Mitloehner from UC Davis explores the complex environmental impacts of nitrogen excretion…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastShedrack Omale: Red Seaweed for Cows | Ep. 110
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Shedrack Omale from Iowa State University shares his research on using red seaweed to reduce methane…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastGaelan Combs: Dexamethasone Pre-treatment Impact | Ep. 109
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gaelan Combs, a PhD student at Iowa State University, discusses the impact of dexamethasone…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastJeff Tikofsky: Isoacids for Rumen Efficiency | Ep. 108
In this episode of the Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Jeff Tikofsky from Zinpro shares insights on how isoacids support rumen function and microbial…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. José Eduardo Santos: Rumen-Protected Choline - Part 2 | Ep. 107
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. José Eduardo Santos from the University of Florida continues exploring the science behind choline…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. José Eduardo Santos: Choline & Dairy Cows - Part 1 | Ep. 106
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. José Eduardo Santos from the University of Florida explores the science behind choline and its…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. William Brown: High-Protein Corn Co-Products | Ep. 105
In this special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. William Brown from Kansas State University shares his research on high-protein corn…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Joao Dorea: AI and Sensing Technology in Livestock | Ep. 104
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Joao Dorea from the University of Wisconsin–Madison talks about how artificial intelligence is…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastVictoria Ramos: Fatty Acids in Dairy Cow Diets | Ep. 103
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Victoria Ramos from Cornell University shares the results of a study evaluating the effects of…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Felipe Peña Mosca: H5N1 in Dairy Cows | Ep. 102
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Felipe Peña Mosca from Cornell University shares his research on H5N1 virus infection in dairy…
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastRichard Breunig: How Microbiology is Changing Dairy Nutrition | Ep. 101
In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Richard Breunig, founder and owner of Priority IAC, shares his innovative perspective on integrating…