by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Dairy
You find a cow that calved last night lying down with her head back over her flank. She can’t stand and her ears are cold. She has milk fever! If you treat her before muscle or nerve damage has occurred, an I.V. injection of calcium will get her on her feet in...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Nutrition
Yeast culture and yeast cell wall components are effective products that have been fed to cattle for years and have been shown to exhibit a variety of beneficial properties affecting animal performance and health. The different modes of action of these products impact...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Farmer Spotlight, Nutrition
On Thursday, September 22nd, dairy nutritionists visited Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition for a tour and barbecue. Teaming up with the ZinPro Corporation, Phoenix Feeds brought valuable insight to their British nutritionists. “Because they (British farmers and...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Sep 7, 2016 | Phoenix News
Williston, VT – Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition Inc. (PFN) took home an Award of Distinction for the Fall issue of Perspectives: Dairy Farming in the Northeast magazine from this year’s Communicator Awards. This is the second award in two years that team...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Aug 10, 2016 | Dairy
The impact of summer heat stress on lactating cows is well known. However, less is known about the impact on dry cows. Figure 1 shows monthly average milk production in Florida during the years 2007 to 2010 (bar graphs) and the typical average ambient temperature in...
