Category: BCI Cattle Chat

Listen to professionals of the Beef Cattle Institute talk about hot topics in today’s beef cattle industry!

Cover Crops, Changing Needles, Forward Planning

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! On this episode our experts along with guest host Dr. Todd Gunderson answer a listener question about fall calving on a cover crop. Next they answer a listener question about changing needles and how often it should be done. Finally Dr. Pendell discusses planning ahead for the next year. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

4:31 Listener Question: Fall Calving on Cover Crops

11:05 Listener Question: Changing Needles

16:19 Forward Planning

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New World Screwworm, Water Belly, Cold Weather

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! On this episode our experts along with guest host Dr. Todd Gunderson discuss the New World Screwworm or Cochliomyia hominivorax. Next they answer a listener question about water belly or urolithiasis. Finally Dr. Dustin Pendell is back with some tips on book keeping in cold weather. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:00 New World Screwworm

8:58 Listener Question: Water belly

14:22 Cold Weather Tips

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Producer Records, CalfDex, Beef Dairy Cross

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson are joined this week by Cambree Schmaltz and Dr. Ted Schroeder. They discuss some exciting new innovations in record keeping for cow calf producers and Cambree talks about her research project looking into the economics of beef-dairy cross and serial slaughter.

3:00 Replacement Heifers

9:32 CalfDex: https://calfdexapi.azurewebsites.net/

15:36 Beef-Dairy Cross Cattle on Feed

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Sexed Semen, Meat Question, Twinning

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This week’s episode sponsored by ESTROTECT and brings Dr. Ken Odde to bring some insightful knowledge into some of the research he has done. Dr. Odde starts the episode by talking about selecting semen based on sex and doing so commercially. Dr. Dustin Pendell then brings some questions to the group regarding meat consumption. Finally the experts discuss twinning, and the opportunities involved in purposefully birthing twins.

3:02 Sexed semen: An opportunity to capture more value for cattle | Ag Proud

11:26 Meat Demand in the U.S.; https://agmanager.info/livestock-meat/meat-demand

16:25 Twinning for Commercial Use

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Compounding, Net Wrap, Protein Tubs

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Brian Lubbers explaining compounding medication for meat animals. The show progresses with the experts answering a listener question asking about whether you should remove net wrap from hay bales or if they can go through the tub grinder. The episode concludes by discussing protein tubs and picking the right one for you. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:24 Compounding Medication

9:50 Listener Question: Leaving the Net Wrap On

18:18 Listener Question: Using Protein Tubs

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Creep Feeding, Starting Cattle on Finishing Ration, Amount of Vaccines

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Bob Larson discussing whether creep feeding calves is worth it. The show progresses with the experts answering a listener question asking about creating a finishing ration for cattle. Dr. Brad White wraps up the episode by discussing how many vaccines it is acceptable to give your cattle. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:30 Should I use a creep feeder?

10:45 Listener Question: Starting Cattle on a Finishing Ration

15:40 How many vaccines is too many?

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Laminitis, Coccidiosis, Variety Questions

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with our experts answering a listener question about laminitis and ways to treat it. The show progresses with a conversation concerning coccidiosis and how to tell if it’s affecting your herd. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brad White asks the experts some commonly asked questions in their expertise

2:13 Listener Question: Laminitis

8:17 Coccidiosis

13:04 Variety Questions

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Photosensitization, Trade, Water Quality

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster, Dr. Dustin Pendell and Dr. Brian Lubbers cover photosensitization in cattle with guest Dr. Scott Fritz. They then discuss some economic trade questions from Dustin followed by a look at the importance of water quality.

3:34 Photosensitization and how to manage it.

10:30 Questions from Dustin on international trade.

15:30 Discussion about water quality from Scott.

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Australia Listener Question, Feeder Heifer Question, Beef Industry at a Glance

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The experts open the episode by answering a listener question from Australia regarding cull cows. The experts continue the show by discussing a listener’s question about the possibility of transferring feeder heifers into breeding heifers. This edition of Cattle Chat winds down with Dr. Brad White asking the experts about the future challenges and opportunities in the beef industry.

2:27 Australia Listener Question: Culling cows with smaller calves.

9:22 Listener Question: Heifers in feedlot being transferred to breeding.

14:36 Challenges and opportunities in the beef industry.

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Pinkeye Listener Question, AIP Research Update, Liquid Feeds Listener Question

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The show kicks off with the experts answering a listener’s question about pinkeye. The episode continues with Dr. Paige Schmidt giving an update on her research. The experts conclude this edition of Cattle Chat by responding to another listener’s question concerning a liquid feeds. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 

3:21 Listener Question: Pinkeye

7:36 AIP Research Update from Dr. Paige Schmidt

16:23 Listener Question: Liquid Feed

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Listener Question, FFAR ICASA Grant, Listener Question

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The show kicks off with Dr. Phillip Lancaster answering a listener’s question about feeding rye grain to cattle. Dr. Brad White continues the episode by announcing a grant the Beef Cattle Institute has received from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. The experts conclude this edition of Cattle Chat by responding to another listener’s question concerning a producer moving from South Africa to Alabama. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 

3:21 Listener Question: Feeding rye grain

7:36 FFAR ICASA Grant: Program description, research projects and anti-microbial resistance

16:23 Listener Question: Moving locations

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Listener Question, Yogurt Health Claim, Summer Research Update

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The hosts begin the episode by answering a listener’s question about the causes and prevention methods associated with dummy calves. Dr. Brian Lubbers progresses the show with a conversation about health label claims on food products. The experts wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat by updating the listenership on the summer research projects they have been working on with BCI students. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 

2:00 Listener Question: Dummy Calves

10:16 Yogurt Health Claims: A discussion on the implications of health label claims on animal-derived food products

14:45 Summer Research Update: AIP, cowherd simulators and data

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KFMA 2023 Executive Summary, Body Condition Scoring, Excess Rain

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! To kick off the show, Dr. Dustin Pendell and the other hosts examine a recent report from the Kansas Farm Management Association titled 2023 Executive Summary, which contains data about net farm income, government payments and insurance in Kansas. To continue the show, Dr. Phillip Lancaster explains how to properly body condition score cattle. Lancaster concludes this edition of Cattle Chat by discussing with Dr. Brad White the beef production challenges associated with excess rain. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 

2:27 KFMA 2023 Executive Summary: Net farm income, government payments, net worths, averages

13:55 Body Condition Scoring: A How To

18:45 Excess Rain: effects on pasture, cow performance, foot rot, water logged grasses

KFMA 2023 Executive Summary
Guide to Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows and Bulls

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Heat Feeding, Risk Management, Facial Diseases, Cull Criteria

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Bob Larson discussing different strategies for feeding cattle during extreme heat. The show progresses with a conversation concerning risk management methods that producers should contemplate now for shipping calves in the fall. Larson continues the episode by examining three facial diseases: lumpy jaw, wooden tongue and cancer eye. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, the experts share different criteria for culling cows during this period of record high prices. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

2:18 Heat Feeding: Adjusting rations and feeding times, water consumption, heat from fermentation

8:10 Risk Management: Risk level, forecasting, sale tickets, data, price locking

13:54 Facial Diseases: Lumpy Jaw, Wooden Tongue, Cancer Eye

18:19 Cull Criteria: Condition, health, calf performance

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Rapid-Fire Questions, Listener Question, Antibiotics

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White opens up this episode by asking the other hosts questions regarding fly control, grazing and pink eye. The experts continue the show by discussing a listener’s question about calves trying to nurse first-calf heifers instead of their dams. This edition of Cattle Chat winds down with Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson explaining how antibiotics work and their role within beef cattle production. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

2:10 Rapid-Fire Questions: Fly control, Grazing cool season grasses, pink eye

9:00 Listener Question: Calves not nursing where they are supposed to

13:12 Antibiotics: How they work, the different classes and considerations before use

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HPAI, Future Veterinary Technologies, Rapid-Fire Questions

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Fred Gingrich, DVM and executive director of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, sits down with the hosts to provide an update on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak — a virus recently transmitted to dairy cattle called H1:N1. The experts and Dr. Gingrich progress this episode by sharing their thoughts on technologies in veterinary medicine that may assist beef cattle production in the future. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brad White asks the other hosts and guest some rapid-fire questions concerning hay storage, a beef cattle sedative and other topics. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:20 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: A broad overview, symptoms, communication, and what’s next

9:55 Future Veterinary Technologies: the role of veterinarians, genetic modification, feeding cattle and data

15:53 Rapid Fire Questions: Hiring professionals, Xylazine, storing round bales and interacting with younger generations

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Removing Bulls, Leaky Gut, Ultrasonography

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The experts begin the show by discussing the pros and cons of pulling bulls during/after the breeding season. Dr. Phillip Lancaster continues this edition of Cattle Chat by relaying all the known information about Leaky gut – a new and peculiar disease to cattle production. BCI student Luis Feitoza closes out the episode by talking with Dr. Brad White and Dr. Brian Lubbers about the capabilities of modern ultrasound machines in veterinary medicine.  Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

2:19 Removing Bulls: How to keep a tight calving window while adding value to cull cows

7:15 Leaky Gut: What it is, why it occurs, how it affects cattle, physical symptoms and prevention

15:12 Ultrasonography: capabilities, weaknesses and scenarios

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Pain Management, Grazing Forages, Sudden Calf Death

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! All calves require some sort of spring/summer processing. Two of the more painful events during these times include dehorning and castration. In this episode, the experts invite K-State college of veterinary medicine student Jake Schumacher to share the progress of his research on how maternal bovine appeasing substance affects calf pain levels and performance when processing. The show then progresses with Dr. Phillip Lancaster talking through different ways to approach summer grazing. To end this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson engage in a conversation regarding the quick and sudden death of calves. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:13 Pain management: Research on alleviating pain in young calves during processing

8:42 Grazing Forages: Alternative grasses

13:21 Sudden Calf Death: Blackleg, bacteria and overeating

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Pond Basics, Listener Questions, Pond Management

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Most nutritionists consider water the most significant nutrient cattle consume, so correctly managing this finite resource becomes critical for successful beef production. Joe Gerken, K-State assistant professor of Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management, begins the episode by discussing various pond fundamentals with the hosts. Gerken and the experts then progress the show by answering a listener’s question about providing a separate water source for calves. Lastly, this week’s Cattle Chat concludes with interesting dialogue around different pond management strategies. Thanks for tuning in, and enjoy the episode!

4:21 Pond Basics: life expectancy, maintenance, refurbishment, sediment and health

10:31 Listener questions: Does water availability affect rate of gain in calves? & Should I provide my calves a separate water source from my cows?

15:14 Pond management: fencing, development programs, adding fish and blue green algae

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Case Fatality Risk, 4-H Calves, PAC CARB

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Ever wondered when its time to cut your losses and ship that sick calf out of the yard? Lilli Heinen joins the show to help answer that question and talk about her research concerning case fatality risk. The hosts continue the show by discussing important things for 4-Hers to remember when caring for their beef projects from nutrition to record keeping. Dr. Brian Lubbers wraps up this edition of Cattle Chat by discussing his key takeaways from a recent Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria meeting. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

4:26 Case Fatality Risk

13:29 Considerations for 4-H calves

18:49 Dr. Lubber’s update on a recent PAC CARB meeting

Learn more about case fatality risk in Lillii Heinen’s American Journal of Veterinary Research article: Evaluation of predictive models to determine final outcome for feedlot cattle based on information available at first treatment for bovine respiratory disease.

May 2024 PAC CARB report: A United Front: Collaborative Global Leadership To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance.

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EPD Accuracy, Rapid Fire Questions, Breed Associations & EPDs, Spontaneous Genetic Change

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dan Moser begins this week’s episode answering a listener’s question regarding the accuracy of a young sire’s EPDs. The hosts continue the show replying to rapid fire questions on how to be successful as a student and young professional within the beef cattle business. Moser carries on this edition of Cattle Chat by responding to more questions about genetics and breed associations. Dr. Bob Larson, Moser and the other experts conclude by discussing when producers should take action after noticing something out of the ordinary within their cowherd.

3:12 EPD Accuracy Question

11:25 Rapid Fire Questions for students and industry professionals

16:20 Breed Associations and how they update their EPDs

20:41 Investigating Spontaneous Genetic Changes

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VTPRK, Economic Questions, Monitoring Cows

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The show kicks off with Dr. Bob Larson updating listeners on a recent visit taken to rural practices by Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas participants. Dr. Dustin Pendell continues the show by asking the other hosts economic questions about cover crops in cattle production. The episode winds down with Dr. Clay Breiner from Cross Country Genetics and the hosts discussing what to watch during the breeding season from cows in estrus to mineral consumption and bull health.

3:10 Veterinary Training for Rural Kansas program

11:33 Economic questions relating to cover crops

16:36 Checking the cowherd during breeding season

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Find more information about cover crops in livestock production in the Cover Crops on Livestock Operations: Potential for Expansion in the United States report from the USDA.

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International Visitors, Summer Grazing, Electronic Nose

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brian Lubbers cover a lot of ground on this week’s episode from international guests to summer grazing. Dr. Conrad Schelkopf joins the hosts and rounds out the episode discussing his research on the electronic nose.

3:13 Takeaways from the discussions with New Zealand visitors

8:05 Managing pastureland this summer

11:58 Phillip’s update on a recent meeting about grazing at the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

17:36 The electronic nose

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Develop a grazing plan using resources available through the U.S Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

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Heat Stress and Calf Management

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Guest Larry Myers of Strobel Manufacturing joins the hosts to talk about heat stress and the options available to help keep cattle cooler. Additionally, BCI veterinary experts share some guidance on taking care of young calves this time of year.

5:22 The impacts of heat stress on cattle

12:02 Managing young calves within a spring calving herd

16:50 Techniques for mitigating the effects of heat stress

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Learn more about Strobel Manufacturing at http://www.strobelshades.com/.

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High Path Avian Influenza, Multiple Bull Pasture, Spring Herd Management

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode the experts discuss what we currently know about high path avian influenza, how to introduce multiple bulls back into the pasture and answer some questions about spring herd management.

3:05 What we Know Currently about High Path Avian Influenza

11:33 Listener Question: Introducing Multiple Bulls Back into the Pasture

16:27 Rapid Fire Questions: Spring Herd Management

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