Dr. Jon Schoonmaker: Gut Health and Feedlot Performance | Ep. 207
In this episode of The Beef Podcast Show, Dr. Jon Schoonmaker, Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, discusses gut health, dietary antibiotics, stress, and feedlot performance. He explores how transportation, weaning, diet transitions, and feed additives can influence inflammatory markers, cattle well-being, and future strategies for beef production. Listen now on all major platforms!
"The stresses are cumulative. So the more stress they have, you know, the more leakiness that occurs."
Meet the guest: Dr. Jon Schoonmaker is a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University. Schoonmaker researches lifetime nutrition in beef cattle and the mechanisms that regulate digestive function, body composition, and animal health, and teaches undergraduate and graduate ruminant nutrition. Learn more from Dr. Jon Schoonmaker on The Beef Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.
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What you will learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:20) Introduction
- (02:33) Beef industry background
- (05:48) Antibiotic regulations
- (09:37) Stress and gut health
- (13:17) Feed additive alternatives
- (18:32) Future opportunities
- (21:37) Final questions
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