The Beef Podcast Show - Dr. Katie Wood: Methane & Cattle Health | Ep. 105

In this special rerun episode of The Beef Podcast Show, Dr. Katie Wood, Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, revisits her discussion on beef cattle feed efficiency, methane emissions, and alternative feeding strategies. She shares valuable insights on optimizing production costs and enhancing sustainability within the beef industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to revisit innovative research and practical solutions that can drive profitability and sustainability in beef production. Listen now on all major platforms!

What will you learn:
 

• Feed efficiency strategies
• Methane emissions insights
• Alternative feed uses
• Cattle gut health
• Lactocrine programming

Meet the guest:

Dr. Katie Wood is an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph. With a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition and Molecular Physiology, her research delves deep into gut barrier function, protein and energy metabolism in gestating beef cows, and fetal programming and epigenetics in ruminants. A key focus of Dr. Wood's work is the mechanisms of short-chain fatty acid transport in the rumen and the improvement and utilization of alternative feeds. 

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