Aug. 6, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Crystal Albers, assistant director of communications/web editor, at 816-383-5100 or calbers@angus.org

For a preview of The Vita Ferm® Angus Hour, click here.

Tune in Monday for ‘The Vita Ferm Angus Hour’

The popular live television show returns to RFD-TV, with a focus on pre-weaning and weaning management.

Weaning your calves can be a difficult strategy to master. Their health and performance — and your wallet — are on the line.

Tune in to The Vita Ferm Angus Hour, 7 p.m. (CST), Monday, Aug. 9 on RFD-TV to hear industry experts discuss complete pre-weaning and weaning strategies to help unlock your profit potential.

The hour-long program also will feature live audience questions for the panel, which includes: Dr. Howard Jensen, nutritionist for Biozyme Inc.; and Dr. Larry Corah and Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB).

The educational program is geared toward all ranchers, regardless of herd size or region, and is sponsored by the American Angus Association^® and Biozyme Inc. — makers of Vita Ferm^® and other industry-leading animal nutrition products.

RFD-TV is available on Dish Network channel 231, DirecTV channel 345 and through more than 625 small, independent cable providers.

Additional episodes are scheduled to re-air Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 9 A.M. (CST) and Sunday, Aug. 15, at 2 A.M. (CST) on RFD-TV. Segments from the show will also be posted online.

For more information, visit www.angus.org or check your local listings. Visit www.biozymeinc.com for more information about Biozyme; and www.cabpartners.com for more information about Certified Angus Beef.

To submit questions for the show’s panel prior to the show, send inquiries to calbers@angus.org.

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