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Ag Future focuses on the challenges and opportunities that exist within the agricultural sector. Join us as farmers, entrepreneurs and other agri-food industry leaders, both on and off the farm, discuss some of the most significant issues facing our planet and how they are working together for a better tomorrow.
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Thursday Jan 25, 2018
#043: Programmed Nutrition: Beefing up cattle - Boland & Holder
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Can the beef industry keep up with the demands of the rising population? Have beef cattle reached their maximum weight? From the world of epigenetics and nutrigenomics comes the concept of programmed nutrition. Is this the tool that will allow producers to reach a new levels of efficiency? Dr. Vaughn Holder and Professor Maurice Boland discuss the future of specialized nutrition and what it means for animals, humans and the planet.