Battling clostridium in the dairy cow

Clostridia bacteria negatively affect gut health in dairy cows in several ways, including causing lethal hemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS). However, ensuring ‘feed hygiene’ and the use of probiotics can go a long way to mitigating these effects. Part of the Gut Health 2022 Special “HBS jumped on the scene in the US about 25 years ago,” says Clayton Stoffel, Technical Service Manager at North American feed firm Papillon Agricultural Company. Stoffel also earned his master’s degree fro