Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health

Real Science Exchange-Dairy

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Balchem Real Science Exchange isn’t just any old boring podcast. You’ll get to know top researchers like you’ve never known them before. Go behind the scenes and hear the conversations that take place over a few drinks with friends. Join us as we discuss the hot topics in animal science and share a range of new ideas.

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Jul 7, 2026

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Wild yeasts and aerobic stability of silages and TMR: Potential negative effects on intake and production 17.10.2023

Guests: Dr. Limin Kung, University of Delaware, and guest Bonni Kowalke, Stem Ag Consulting Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight, we have two distinguished guests. Dr. Limin Kung and Bonni Kowalke join us to discuss wild yeasts in silage. Dr. Kung begins by giving an overview of the impacts of...

Journal Club Bach Changes in milk production and estimated income over feed cost of group-housed dairy cows when moved between pens 10.10.2023

Guests: Dr. Alex Bach, ICREA (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies), and Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University In this journal club episode, Dr. Alex  Bach with the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies joins Dr. Bill Weiss from the Ohio State University.  Dr. Weiss introduces the paper as one that's immediately applicable to the industry and answers a question...

September Journal Club 2023 03.10.2023

Guest: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University In this episode, we welcome back the fan-favorite journal club podcast. Dr. Bill Weiss joins Scott and Clay for this episode, discussing a large study from Germany evaluating the time spent in the pre-fresh group and its impacts on health and production.  Dr. Weiss begins with a description of the study’s overall research question of “How long shoul...

Methyl Donors and Epigenetic Regulation of the Early Embryo 26.09.2023

Guests: Dr. Pete Hansen, University of Florida To conclude this mini series, Dr. Pete Hansen of the University of Florida presents on the topic of using methyl donors to regulate an early embryo and create an epigenetic effect. This talk was given at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, and is the fourth part of this series. Beginning his presentation, Dr. Hansen highlights how nutrition...

The Growing Importance of Choline in Prenatal Human Nutrition 19.09.2023

Guest: Dr. Eric Ciappio, Balchem Corporation Part three of the podcast series from the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference is Dr. Eric Ciappio’s presentation about the importance of choline in prenatal human nutrition. Dr. Ciappio is with Balchem Corporation. Dr. Ciappio begins with an overview of one of the main roles of choline in the body: supporting overall brain health and cognitive fun...

Phenotypic & Molecular Signatures of Fetal Hyperthermia 12.09.2023

Guests: Dr. Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin-Madison Covering the topic of Fetal Hyperthermia, Dr. Jimena Laporta of the University of Wisconsin is the second podcast at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Conference. This makes up part two of the conference series. Heat stress is known to be a significant issue for dairy cattle with both global temperatures and sensitivity of dairy cattle to heat ris...

Epigenetics Will Change How We Manage Cattle 05.09.2023

Guests: Dr. Jack Britt, Jack H Britt Consulting This is the first in a series of presentations given at the 2022 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference. Epigenetics of different environments and reactions is the topic at hand, presented by Dr. Jack Britt of Jack H Britt Consulting. Dr. Britt begins by clarifying that epigenetics (transmittable changes in genetic behavior of an individual), are only...

Why is Weaning So Often So Traumatic? 29.08.2023

Guests: Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University & Dr. Jim Quigley, Cargill Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight we have three distinguished guests. Dr. Jim Drackley, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, and Dr. Jim Quigley join us to discuss the...

2023 Poultry Science Association Highlights Day 2 22.08.2023

Guests: Emmillie Boot and Dr. Ramon Malheiros, North Carolina State University; Catherine Fudge, University of Georgia; Dr. Lisa Bielke, North Carolina State University; Kyle Venter, University of Pretoria; Letecia Orellana Galindo, Auburn University; and Dr. Ken Macklin, Mississippi State University; Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, PA; Cara Cash and Dr. Giri Athrey, Texas A&M University. Tod...

2023 Poultry Science Association Highlights Day 1 15.08.2023

Guests:  Andy Vance, PSA; Dr. John Halley, J. Halley Poultry Consulting; Addison Elstner, Texas A&M University; Dr. Chasity Pender, DSM Nutritional Products; Dr. Valentina Caputi, USDA-ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit; and Dimitri Malheiros and Dr. Ken Anderson, North Carolina State University Today’s episode was filmed at the 2023 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting...

August Journal Club 08.08.2023

Guests:  Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira from Virginia Tech and Dr. Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University A Journal Club podcast is a staff and fan favorite, and joining us for today’s Journal Club is Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira from Virginia Tech and Dr. Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University. Dr. Ferreira will be discussing his paper about including alfalfa in multigravida Holsteins.  Dr. Ferreira starts w...

2023 ASDA Winners & Organizers 01.08.2023

Today’s episode was filmed at the American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Joining us are the ADSA organizers and research winners to discuss their projects. Dr. Clay Zimmerman is our co-host this week.  Our first guests are Dr. Corwin Nelson, University of Florida and Kari Estes, Balchem. Dr. Nelson is the overall committee chair for the conference and said mo...

2023 ADSA Research Highlights Day 2 21.07.2023

Guests:  Dr. Billy Brown, Kansas State University; Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kelli Brost, University of Illinois; Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois; Dr. Sergio Martinez Monteagudo, New Mexico State University; Jair Parales Giron, Michigan State University; Tess Stahl, University of New Hampshire; Dr. Pete Erickson, University of New Hampshire;  Dr. Vinicius Machado...

2023 ADSA Research Highlights Day 1 19.07.2023

Guests: Omid McDonald, Vodkow; Andres Ortega & Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University; Matheus Santos & Dr. Eduardo Ribeiro, University of Guelph; Dr. Faith Reyes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mariana Marinho and Dr. José Santos, University of Florida; and Dr. Alex Tebbe, Purina Mills Today’s episode was filmed at the American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Cana...

Who Let the Dogma Out of Transition Cow Management" with Dr. Lance Baumgard from Iowa State University 27.06.2023

Guests: Dr. Lance Baumgard, Iowa State University and Dr. Jim Drackley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Our Real Science Exchange pubcast always has leading scientists and industry professionals discussing the latest ideas and trends, and tonight we have two very well-known guests. Dr. Lance Baumgard and Dr. Jim Drackley join us to discuss cow management and the dogma that has developed...

Cow Monitoring Technology: Revealing Her Secrets with Evine van Riemsdijk, Nedap Livestock Management 20.06.2023

Guests:  Evine van Riemsdijk from NEDAP Livestock Management and Stefan Borchardt from the Free University of Berlin In this episode of the Real Science exchange pubcast Scott leads a discussion on cow monitoring technology and its benefits for cows, farmers and the environment.  Ms. van Riemsdijk gives some history of cow monitoring, stating it started for identification of an animal and the feed...

Waste to Protein on the World´s Smallest Footprint: How to produce, apply and utilize insect products now and in the future with Katharina Unger of LIVIN Farms 06.06.2023

Guests: Katharina Unger & Dr. Pratibha Yadav Joining the pubcast to discuss insect protein as an alternative for the future is Katharina Unger and Dr. Pratibha Yadav.  Unger is the CEO and founder of LIVIN Farms and an expert in edible insects and food innovation. She led the conversation by introducing her background and briefly mentioning the transformation of using insects as food protein. 8:35...

“Can You Speak Sustainability?” with Lara Moody and Dr. Steve Lerner 23.05.2023

Guests: Lara Moody with the Institute for Feed Education and Research and Dr. Steve Lerner with Chr. Hansen Gathering around the pubcast to discuss key environmentally sustainable animal agriculture practices are Lara Moody and Dr. Steve Lerner.  Visionary leader and executive director for The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), Lara Moody, shared her background in stewardship and...

May Journal Club 16.05.2023

Guests: Dr. Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University and Dr. Corwin Nelson, University of Florida Joining together for another Journal Club to discuss vitamin D as a lactation influence on dairy cows are dairy leaders and nutritional experts Dr. Bill Weiss and Dr. Corwin Nelson.  Dr. Weiss, professor emeritus at The Ohio State University spent nearly 33 years of his career focused on dairy cattle nut...

2023 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference Q&A - New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition 02.05.2023

Guests: Dr. Mike Van Amburgh (Cornell University), Dr. Jose Santos (University of Florida), Dr. Heather White (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Gathering together at the 2023 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference for the Balchem Mini-Symposium “New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition” are speakers Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Dr. Jose Santos and Dr. Heather White.  The mini symposium featured topics s...

2023 National Dairy Challenge 18.04.2023

Guests: Dairy Challenge Organizers, Producers, Coaches & Student Winners The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge Contest is a two day event that brings together students from around the world to gain real life, hands-on experience and learn from industry experts. Gathering together to discuss the 21st Annual Dairy Challenge are organizers, Amy tePlate-Church, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Krist...

Mitigating Enteric Methane Emissions: How Can We Speed Up Progress? With Dr. Joe McFadden of Cornell University 04.04.2023

Guests: Dr. Joe McFadden, Cornell University and Dr. Peri Rosenstein, Environmental Defense Fund Joining together around the pub to discuss methane emission metrics are experts Dr. Joe McFadden and Dr. Peri Rosenstein.  Dr. McFadden, an animal science professor at Cornell University, has focused much of his research and career on studying the interactions between nutrition, environment and animal...

65D. Cornell Conference: New Insights from the University of Wisconsin Transition Cow Research with Dr. White 23.03.2023

Guests: Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin Joining together for the final episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition mini series from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Heather White of the University of Wisconsin and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman of Balchem.  Discussing the challenges a cow faces d...

65C. Cornell Conference: New Insights from Michigan State University Transition Cow Research with Dr. Bradford 21.03.2023

Guests: Dr. Barry Bradford, Michigan State University On this third episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference four-part mini-series to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Barry Bradford of Michigan State University and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman of Balchem.  Bringing forward recent research on transiti...

65B. Cornell Conference: New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition with Dr. Santos 16.03.2023

Guests: Dr. Jose Santos, University of Florida Joining together for the second episode of the New Revelations in Transition Cow Nutrition from the 2022 Cornell Nutrition Conference four-part mini-series to discuss animal nutrition requirements are remarks from Dr. Jose Santos, University of Florida and topical insights from Dr. Clay Zimmerman from Balchem.  Bringing forward the most recent researc...

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