Podcast discusses potassium research study

Water is often considered to be the most important, yet often overlooked, nutrient in lactating-cow diets.

In a recent installment of the Purdue Dairy Digest podcast series, Sarah Fraley, a graduate student at Purdue University, discusses her research on supplementing potassium to lactating dairy cows and how it affected water intake, rumen parameters and lactation performance.

Listen to episode #141 “Supplementing Potassium to Dairy Cows” here.

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