The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Victoria Asselstine and Dr. Lance Baumgard: B Vitamins in Transition Cow Nutrition | Ep. 154

In this special roundtable episode of The Dairy Nutrition Black Belt Podcast, Dr. Victoria Asselstine, Ruminant Technical Team Manager at Jefo Nutrition, and Dr. Lance Baumgard, Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University, discuss transition cow health and challenge long-held assumptions about its management. They explore B vitamins, inflammation, ketones, subclinical hypocalcemia, feed intake, and stress management. Discover why the same metabolic marker can reflect either high production or hidden illness. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you’ll learn:

• Transition cow dogmas
• B vitamins and metabolism
• Ketones versus disease
• Inflammation and intake
• Stress reduction strategies

Meet the guest:

Dr. Victoria Asselstine earned her Ph.D. in Animal Genetics and Immunology from the University of Guelph and serves as Ruminant Technical Service Manager at Jefo Nutrition. She collaborates with industry and academic partners to evaluate nutritional strategies supporting transition cow health, calf development, productivity, and sustainability.

Dr. Lance Baumgard is a Distinguished Professor and Norman L. Jacobson Endowed Professor in Dairy Nutrition at Iowa State University. His research focuses on nutritional and environmental physiology, including metabolism, inflammation, heat stress, nutrient partitioning, and transition cow biology. His work supports nutritional strategies for dairy cow health and performance.

Learn more from Dr. Asselstine and Dr. Baumgard on The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.

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