Dr. Mary Drewnoski & Dr. Stephanie Hansen: Vitamins & Beef Cattle | Ep. 81

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In this episode of The Beef Podcast Show, Dr. Mary Drewnoski, from the University of Nebraska, joins us. We explore the intricacies of vitamin nutrition in beef cattle, focusing on the requirements and impacts of vitamins A, E, and C. Listen now on your preferred podcast platform to optimize beef cattle nutrition knowledge and ensure herd health!

"We started seeing some vitamin A deficiency, and that kind of led me to ask: What are the requirements, and what do we really know?" - Dr. Mary Drewnoski

Meet the guest: Dr. Mary E. Drewnoski, a Beef Systems Specialist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, specializes in forage-based beef systems, leveraging crop residues and cover crops as forage. Dr. Stephanie Hansen, a Professor at Iowa State University, focuses on refining mineral requirements in cattle to enhance growth and stress resiliency, backed by extensive research and teaching in animal nutrition.

What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:20) Introduction 
• (04:13) Vitamin A requirements and deficiencies
• (10:58) Importance of colostrum and vitamin transfer
• (14:20) Zinc interaction with vitamin A
• (27:20) Vitamin E and antioxidant roles
• (34:14) Vitamin C insights
• (41:10) Final three questions

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