Category: Bovine Science with BCI

Tox Talk: 15 Dead in 36 Hours

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What would cause 15 head of freshly weaned calves to spontaneously die 36 hours after processing? Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White work through this case on Tox Talk to find the answer.

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After the Abstract: Impacts of Veterinary Feed Directives

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Join Dr. Brain Lubbers and Dr. Brad White for this week’s episode of Bovine Science with BCI, as they walk through the paper titled: Impact of the veterinary feed directive on Ohio cattle operations.

If you have a paper you would like to hear discussed send the BCI team an email at bci@ksu.edu.

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Herd Health: Prebreeding Exams on Heifers

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Prebreeding exams on heifers. Are they important and what should you look for? Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss all of this and more on this episode of Bovine Science with BCI.

Determining potential pregnancy status differences based on a new method of yearling heifer prebreeding examination

A deterministic, dynamic systems model of cow–calf production: The effects of breeding replacement heifers before mature cows over a 10-year horizon

Beef Heifer Development

Heifer Development: Reproduction and Nutrition

Heifer calving date positively influences calf weaning weights through six parturitions

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After the Abstract: Arrival and Treatment Programs for BRD

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Dr. Brian Lubber and Dr. Brad White discuss the paper titled: Comparison of two distinct arrival and treatment programs for bovine respiratory disease in high-risk feeder cattle entering a feedlot.

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Herd Health: Bull Breeding

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Listen to this week’s episode of Herd Health to hear Dr. Robert Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss the differences in dominance and libido when it comes to bull breeding.

Discussed Papers:

Calving distributions of individual bulls in multiple-sire pastures

Predicting bull behavior events in a multiple-sire pasture with video analysis, accelerometers, and classification algorithms

Value of improving pregnancy distribution

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Tox Talk: Low Gain and Condemned Carcasses

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Can you solve this case? Join Dr. Scott Fritz, a board certified toxicologist, and Dr. Brad White as they walk through a toxicology case on this week’s episode of Tox Talk!

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After the Abstract: Metaphylaxis Treatments for Bovine Respiratory Disease

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Join Dr. Brain Lubbers and Dr. Brad Larson as they discuss the paper titled: A mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of metaphylaxis treatments for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle.

Find the discussed paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28380607/

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After the Abstract: Evaluating Research and Bias for Decision-Making

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Listen to the first episode of After the Abstract, with Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White, as they discuss the paper titled: Systematic evaluation of scientific research for clinical relevance and control of bias to improve clinical decision-making.

Find the discussed paper here: 

https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/247/5/javma.247.5.496.xml

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