The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
The Cattle Business Weekly
Using Ionophores to Increase Efficiency of Heifer Development
Ionophores are feed additives that improve ruminal efficiency by shifting fermentation toward greater propionate production and reducing energy lost as methane in the rumen. The ionophores monensin (marketed as Rumensin® by Elanco Animal Health and as the FDA-approved generic Monovet® by Huvepharma) and lasalocid (marketed as Bovatec® by Zoetis) are approved for growing cattle on pasture or in confinement and are commonly used in heifer development programs. Multiple studies show that both monensin and lasalocid increase weight gain of growing heifers; however, lasalocid has not been widely studied for reproductive performance. In contrast, there is a large body of research...