Nov 27 2024 39 mins
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In this special rerun episode of The Beef Podcast Show, Dr. Katie Wood, Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, revisits her discussion on beef cattle feed efficiency, methane emissions, and alternative feeding strategies. She shares valuable insights on optimizing production costs and enhancing sustainability within the beef industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to revisit innovative research and practical solutions that can drive profitability and sustainability in beef production. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Lowering methane emissions also improves feed efficiency."
Meet the guest: Dr. Katie Wood is an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph. With a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition and Molecular Physiology, her research delves deep into gut barrier function, protein and energy metabolism in gestating beef cows, and fetal programming and epigenetics in ruminants. A key focus of Dr. Wood's work is the mechanisms of short-chain fatty acid transport in the rumen and the improvement and utilization of alternative feeds.
What you will learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:02) Introduction
- (03:57) Strategies for cutting feed costs
- (05:27) Alternative feeds
- (12:09) Cattle and methane emissions
- (18:02) Gut health and rumen acidosis in feedlots
- (26:21) Lactocrine programming in cattle
- (31:02) Final three questions
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