The Moos Room™
Hosted by members of the University of Minnesota Extension Beef and Dairy Teams, The Moos Room discusses relevant topics to help beef and dairy producers be more successful.
University of Minnesota Extension
Show overview
The Moos Room™ has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 362 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 30 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 73 episodes published. Published by University of Minnesota Extension.
From the publisher
Hosted by members of the University of Minnesota Extension Beef and Dairy Teams, The Moos Room discusses relevant topics to help beef and dairy producers be more successful. The information is evidence-based and presented as an informal conversation between the hosts and guests.
Latest Episodes
View all 362 episodesEpisode 360 - Working With the Dairy Cow’s Biological Clock - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 359 - New Calf Health and Fertility Traits: What Dairy Producers Need to Know - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 358 - Footbath Management: What Dairy Farms May Be Missing - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 357 - From Calf to Carcass: Early Nutrition for Beef-on-Dairy Success - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 356 - Heat Stress and Water Intake in Dairy Cows - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 355 - How Breed (Holstein and Crossbred) Influences Heifer Feed Intake and Emissions- UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 354 - Hot Calves, Lower Gains: Rethinking Summer Calf Care - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 353 - Calf Research Roundup: Colostrum, Beef-on-Dairy, and Weaning Insights - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 352 - Somatic Cell Count Genetics and Heifer Feed Efficiency - UMN Extension's The Moos Rom
Episode 351 - High Oleic Soybeans: A New Tool for Dairy Rations? - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 350 - New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S.: What Farmers Need to Know - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 349 - Can Pasture-Raised Heifers Outperform Confinement Heifers? - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 348 - Holstein Classification and Crossbreeding Lessons from Minnesota Dairy Research - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 347 - Heat Stress Starts Earlier Than We Think: Using Cow Sensors to Stay Ahead - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 346 - FerAppease for Dairy Cows and Calves: Can Reducing Stress Improve Pregnancy Rates and Growth? - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 345 - Virtual Fencing for Grazing Cattle: Costs, Training, and Practical Tips - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 344 - Salmonella Dublin: The Hidden Threat in Dairy-Beef Systems - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 343 - The Hidden Cost of Cow Health: Why It Pays to Look Beyond ‘Sick or Not - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 342 - Cows, Kilowatts, and Cool-Season Grasses: What Grows Best Under Solar? - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Ep 342Episode 341 - Stop Mastitis Before It Starts: Pre-Calving Training That Works - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
In this episode of The Moos Room, Brad shares insights from a recent study at the University of Minnesota Morris dairy focused on reducing mastitis and improving behavior in first-lactation heifers. The research tested a simple, low-labor strategy: bringing heifers into the parlor once per week for three weeks before calving, gently acclimating them, and applying a 1% iodine teat dip. Results showed that trained heifers were calmer, easier to milk, and significantly less likely to kick during milking, improving both animal welfare and milker safety. While overall clinical mastitis rates did not differ, the treatment notably reduced Staphylococcus aureus infections, with untrained heifers having five times greater odds of infection shortly after calving. The episode highlights how small, proactive management steps before calving can break the cycle of stress, poor behavior, and disease—offering a practical approach to improving transition success in dairy heifers. Questions, comments, scathing rebuttals? -> [email protected] or call 612-624-3610 and leave us a message!Linkedin -> The Moos RoomTwitter -> @UMNmoosroom and @UMNFarmSafetyFacebook -> @UMNDairyYouTube -> UMN Beef and Dairy and UMN Farm Safety and HealthInstagram -> @UMNWCROCDairyExtension WebsiteAgriAmerica Podcast Directory