Jennifer Schutz Miller

Microbial marvels: Probiotic guardians of cattle health

Feeding a good probiotic blend in the feedlot leads to healthier animals, lower mortality rates and, ultimately, higher profitability.

January 10, 2024

Jennifer Schutz and Steve Lerner

In America’s cattle regions, a revolutionary change is happening that might transform the feedlot industry. It’s centered around a special kind of probiotic, a tiny hero in the world of biology.

Good bacteria: The answer to clostridium

How can producers help cattle survive and thrive against opportunistic pathogens? When bacterial pathogens like clostridium are the issue, proper utilization of good bacteria can be a powerful answer.

January 9, 2023

Octavio Guimaraes, Steve Lerner, and Jennifer Schutz

Clostridium is a genus of anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria. These organisms can be found in soil and in the intestinal tracts of many, if not all, animals, birds and humans.

The rumen and beyond: Effective spore-forming bacteria as probiotics

September 29, 2022

Keith A. Bryan, David Ledgerwood, and Jennifer Schutz

As we progress through summer grazing of spring-calving cow-calf pairs and prepare for fall calving, fall run of preconditioned and high-risk calves, and the threat of increased pathogen loads (E. coli, clostridium, salmonella) in feedlot cattle, herd health and overall performance should be top of mind.

Adopting probiotic tools to strengthen the gut

September 27, 2021

Jim Turner, Jennifer Schutz, Allen McDonald, and Steve Lerner

With fall approaching, we expect the normal abundance of calves being sold. In the U.S., the majority of cow herds are managed for spring calving, which gives us a large run of calves in the fall.

Building probiotic packages by focusing on strains

April 23, 2021

Jennifer Schutz and Jim Turner

On this planet, bacteria outnumber every other type of living organism. Researchers estimate the total number of bacteria at any moment in time ranges in the millions of trillions of trillions. (That’s 30 zeros.)

The impact of salmonella on feedlot cattle and the beef supply

September 24, 2020

Jennifer Schutz, Steve Lerner, Allen McDonald, and Jim Turner

Salmonella enterica (commonly referred to as salmonella) is a leading cause of foodborne illness.

Liver abscesses: An economic black hole for the industry

April 24, 2020

Jennifer Schutz, Jim Turner, and Allen McDonald

Compared to the decline seen in the beef industry during the 1980s and 1990s, red meat has been taken off the health hit list, and lean red meat is now in the good graces of our local family practitioner.

Hosting good benefits through probiotic feeds

July 25, 2019

Jim Turner and Jennifer Schutz

We often see ads promoting the benefits of probiotics in a variety of products targeted toward humans and animals. However, ads typically generalize the benefits of probiotics – intertwining nutrition and managing health as research shows how changing diet can have major health benefits.

Probiotic tools in the fight against pathogens

April 24, 2019

Jim Turner, Jennifer Schutz, and Allen McDonald

Probiotics have become more popular with consumers in recent years. In the past, probiotics were only associated with foods such as yogurt, but as probiotics become more readily available to us in so many forms, education regarding the benefit of probiotics have driven researchers to dig deeper into the function of good bacteria.

Articles by Jennifer Schutz

Microbial marvels: Probiotic guardians of cattle health

Good bacteria: The answer to clostridium

The rumen and beyond: Effective spore-forming bacteria as probiotics

Adopting probiotic tools to strengthen the gut

Building probiotic packages by focusing on strains

The impact of salmonella on feedlot cattle and the beef supply

Liver abscesses: An economic black hole for the industry

Hosting good benefits through probiotic feeds

Probiotic tools in the fight against pathogens

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South Central: Heifer development from weaning to breeding

Southeast: BCS – one of the best tools you have

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