Author: Robert Fry

Another consultant candidate

I’ve inquired to the 3 candidates for membership into theCWTgroup that were assigned to me.  Greg Bethard respectfully declined siting he is not doing any consulting any longer.  Full time on the Pagel Ponderosa Dairy. ...

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Consulting Fees!

Ok, let’s see if we can spark some lively discussion within theCWTgroup.  As I speak with dairy farmers, feed mill operators, premixers, and consulting nutritionists there are a variety of methods that we (the nutritional...

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Rumen Buffer

The NDS program has various methods of evaluating the risk of rumen acidosis. The end game is an acidosis risk index calculation and time per day below rumen pH 5.8 as influenced by peNDF, rumen degradable starch, DMI, inclusion...

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Dr. Apley’s wisdom

CWTs, as we all consider the nuances of working together via this new platform I suggest you read a editorial from the AABP president Mike Apley. It should show in the files section of theCWTgroup website. His message is...

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CWT Protocol

CWT Group…In the past I have been an active participant in the discussion groups AABP-L and Dairy-L. Both of those discussion group cast a VERY wide net with a clear set of conduct and rules that must be abided to. One of...

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