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Dr. Pedram Rezamand: Colostrum and Weaning Strategies | Ep. 69
In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Pedram Rezamand from the University of Connecticut explains how colostrum management and weaning strategy shape calf health. Dr. Rezamand discusses passive immunity, physiological responses to weaning, feeding frequency, starter feed, and rumen development. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Gradual weaning can support better grain intake, daily growth, fecal scores, heart rate, and respiration compared with abrupt weaning."
Meet the guest: Dr. Pedram Rezamand https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedram-rezamand-540b3311 is a Professor & Department Head of Animal Science at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Rezamand earned a Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut. His work addresses calf nutrition and health, including colostrum management, passive immunity, weaning strategies, physiological responses, and early feeding practices that support rumen development. Learn more from Dr. Rezamand on The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.
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(00:00) Highlight
(01:13) Introduction
(01:58) Calf health priorities
(05:33) Colostrum management
(06:30) Weaning trial design
(07:27) Weaning pace effects
(09:26) Feeding frequency
(12:06) Closing thoughts
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𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.
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30 Sept 2026
Dr. Andy Hubner: Dry-Off of the High-Producing Dairy Cow | Ep. 68
In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Andy Hubner, Assistant Clinical Professor at Purdue University, explains why dry-off should be viewed as the beginning of the next lactation, not the end of the previous one. He discusses inflammation after dry-off, common procedural mistakes, antimicrobial and sealant decisions, vaccination strategies, cow comfort, and cooling. Listen now on all major platforms!
Click here to read the full research articles:
Measurement of haptoglobin after the time of dry-off and effects of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug administered on the day of dry-off to Holstein dairy cows - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023326000997?via%3Dihub
A randomized, controlled trial examining quarter-level somatic cell count and culture-based selective dry cow therapy against blanket dry cow therapy on early lactation production outcomes - https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(24)00796-3/fulltext
"The dry period should prepare cows for the most profitable and vulnerable stage of their next lactation."
Meet the guest: Dr. Andy Hubner is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Purdue University. Drawing on experience in private veterinary practice, his work addresses dry cow management, dry-off procedures, inflammation, and practical decisions that help prepare dairy cows for the next lactation. Learn more from Dr. Andy Hubner on The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.
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What you will learn:
(00:00) Highlight
(00:49) Introduction
(01:46) Why dry cows matter
(03:55) Dry-off as a new beginning
(04:25) Common procedure mistakes
(07:37) Management decisions
(08:07) Selective antimicrobial use
(10:47) Closing thoughts
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𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.
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23 Sept 2026
Dr. Scott Poock: Dairy Reproduction Progress | Ep. 67
In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Scott Poock from the University of Missouri explains how dairy reproduction has advanced through better protocol compliance, nutrition, transition cow management, activity monitoring, and genetics. He discusses higher pregnancy rates, individualized breeding decisions, high-fertility cycles, and the future cow built for health, production, and reproductive efficiency. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Reproductive progress depends on compliance, transition cow management, nutrition, activity monitoring, and genetic improvement working together."
Meet the guest: Dr. Scott Poock https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-poock-99685b17/ is an Extension Professor and Veterinary Extension Specialist at the University of Missouri. He earned a DVM from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is board-certified in Beef and Dairy Cattle Practice. With 19 years of dairy and beef cattle practice experience in Wisconsin, Dr. Poock has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers since 2021, and his work focuses on dairy veterinary medicine, reproduction, herd health, and producer education.
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What you will learn:
(00:00) Highlight
(01:02) Introduction
(02:25) Fertility progress
(03:52) Compliance factors
(06:22) Monitoring tools
(08:42) Future cows
(11:29) Dairy education
(13:31) Closing thoughts
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