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Victoria Asselstine
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Sep 24, 2026
Dr. Victoria Asselstine and Dr. Lance Baumgard: B Vitamins in Transition Cow Nutrition | Ep. 154
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Victoria AsselstineGUEST
And that's the key, the important, that's something we're very interested in as well at Jeffo is looking into inflammation in that transition cow.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
Historically, we are often focusing on NIFA, BHBA, and calcium of markers for that transition cow success.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
But I think you kind of hit the nail on the head there talking about inflammation.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
And of course, not all information is bad information, but we want to see controlled response.
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Lance BaumgardGUEST
Instead of interpreting these ketones as somehow being pathological, they are a reflection of either a really healthy cow that's milking like a rock star, or it's a reflection of a cow that's not eating well because of an infection somewhere.
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Chris GwynHOST
So tell us, Victoria, tell me about how was the study conducted? What was the design? What does it look like? Those type of things.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
And this specific one was kind of a year-over-year comparison that we had.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
So one year, 2023, they were, was actually our control group and they received no supplementation of anything.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
And there is about 400 cows that calved during that time that were included in the study.

Victoria AsselstineGUEST
And then in the treatment period, so when the Jeffo's protected B vitamins and choline was supplied, they, that was around 330 cows received that in 2024.
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