Regenerative Agriculture Podcast31 Aug 2018

How Nutrition Impacts Dairy Performance with Silvia Abel-Caines

Dr. Silvia Abel-Caines is a Veterinarian with a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition, who is currently working as the Staff Ruminant Nutritionist for Organic Valley. She has researched neonatal immunity and colostrum supplementation in dairy calves and has also performed research on improving the fatty acid profile of milk through nutrition.

Combining the knowledge from her experience with ruminants and her technical training and research, Dr. Silvia Abel-Caines provides grazing insights and key information on maximizing dairy production by managing all aspects of cow health.

On this episode of the podcast, Silvia and I talk about

The roles of key trace minerals in plant health and performance
The science behind immunity with nutrition
How the lack of key mineral access leads to plants being largely comprised of nitrogen
Animal behavior and the feeding sequence
How farmers can change what ruminants graze for by what they are fed prior to letting them out to pasture

Support For This Show & Helping You Grow

This show is brought to you by AEA, leaders in regenerative agriculture since 2006.

If you are a large-scale grower looking to increase crop revenue and quality, email hello@advancingecoag.com or call 800-495-6603 extension 344 to be connected with a dedicated AEA crop consultant.

Resources

The Farm as EcoSystem by Jerry Brunetti

Grass, the Forgiveness of Nature by Charles Walters

Management-Intensive Grazing by Jim Gerrish

The Albrecht Papers

The Art and Science of Grazing by Sarah Flack

Soil, Grass, and Cancer by André Voisin

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