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Expert Insights on Cow Stress | Podcast Playlist

Stress in dairy cows is influenced by a wide range of physiological, nutritional, environmental, and management factors. Understanding how these stressors affect animal health and performance can help you make more informed decisions on the farm.

To make it easy to explore this topic, we've curated a playlist of RumiNation Podcast episodes featuring conversations with researchers and industry experts. Hosted by Jefo's Canada Sales Director, Chris Gwyn, these episodes examine stress from multiple perspectives, including calf development, transition cow management, gut health, reproduction, and feed intake.

Browse the episode summaries below and watch the discussions that are most relevant to you. You can also access the complete playlist on YouTube.

Managing Calf Stress from Day One to Weaning

Dr. Gail Carpenter explains how early-life stress, nutrition, and management shape calf health, resilience, productivity, and profitability.

Managing Consistency to Improve Fresh Cow Health

Chris Gwyn and Dr. Trevor DeVries explore how stressors like heat, overcrowding, regrouping, and inconsistent management impact transition cows, emphasizing the importance of minimizing stress to improve health, intake, and production outcomes.

Two experts discuss animal nutrition in episode 2 of Rumination podcast, season 6, with a dairy herd background.

Stress: How Does Gut Health Respond?

Stress in ruminants leads to leaky gut which in turn influences milk production. Dr. Lance Baumgard is an expert on the subject and is Chris’s guest in this episode of RumiNation.

Two animal nutrition experts in episode 11, season 3 of the Rumination podcast, with a stylized blue cattle background.

Impacts of Stress and Strain on the Reproductive Health

The difference between stress and strain, the importance of genetics, nutrition and farm management for milk production and cow reproduction are the main topics discussed in this episode with Dr. Matt Lucy from the University of Missouri.

Impacts of Stressors on Physiology and Health of Dairy Cows

Listen to Dr. Trevor DeVries as he joins Chris to discuss the impact of different stressors on cow health and physiology.

Managing Stressors Affecting Dry Matter Intake in Feedlot Cattle

What are the stressors affecting feed intake in beef cattle? How can we prevent and manage them? What should we measure and monitor? Chris Gwyn discusses theses questions with expert Dr. Garza.

Two animal nutrition experts featured on the blue Rumination podcast visual – season 2, episode 3.

Close-up of calves feeding, illustrating the animal nutrition theme of the professional Rumination podcast.

Watch more RumiNation Podcast episodes

The 7th season of the RumiNation Podcast is out now!

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