Episodes

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:26 Post-weaning cow management 9:31 Traceability: what is its place in the cow-calf herd? 15:03 What does better antibiotics mean? 22:25… Continue reading Post-weaning Cow Management, Traceability in the Cow-Calf Herd, Better Antibiotics, Food Waste Research

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 0:09 Research round-up with Conrad Schelkopf 10:45 Alternative marketing 17:21 Talent management and development 24:09 Flooring and lameness 30:32 Anaplasmosis For… Continue reading Research Round-Up, Alternative Marketing, Talent Management and Development, Flooring and Lameness, Anaplasmosis

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:58 Kansas grazing rates 9:02 Labor shortage/ automation 14:00 Solar panels and leases 18:23 Is Anthrax more likely in drought conditions?… Continue reading Grazing Rates, Labor, Solar Panels, Anthrax

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:28 Pond management 8:58 How to invest in your herd? 19:12 Listener Question: reducing shrinkage 26:21 Listener question: weaning and cow… Continue reading Pond Management, Invest in your Herd, Reducing Shrinkage, Weaning and Cow Health

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:03 Rabies in cattle 10:20 Choice vs. select and changes over time 20:10 Research Roundup: Lilli Heinen 23:17 Blackleg 30:20 Options… Continue reading Rabies in Cattle, Choice vs. Select, Research Roundup, Blackleg, Invest in your Herd

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:37 Extending the grazing season 8:39 Listener question: purchase or produce hay 14:40 Listener question: hay quality and quantity 23:02 Pre-weaning… Continue reading Grazing Season, Purchase or Produce Hay, Hay Quality and Quantity, Pre-weaning Health Management

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Dr. Shelby Roberts 3:23 Low stress weaning 9:00 Managing immunity prior to weaning 16:40 Minimizing post-weaning weight loss 22:58 Pain… Continue reading Low Stress Weaning, Managing Immunity, Post-weaning Weight Loss, Pain Management

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:54 Culling cows 7:35 Biosecurity and new additions 15:09 Research Roundup: Kristen Smith 17:52 Products to change sustainability 25:48 Over the… Continue reading Culling Cows, Biosecurity, Research Roundup, Sustainability, Over the Counter Antibiotics

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:34 Fence repairs 6:50 Fair season warts and ringworm 16:08 Summer pneumonia 23:02 Listener question: net wrap For more on BCI… Continue reading Fencing, Fair Season, Summer Pneumonia, Net Wrap

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:40 Fly control 11:25 Euthanasia techniques 18:33 Drought management strategies 24:30 Should you supplement stocker cattle? For more on BCI Cattle… Continue reading Fly Control, Euthanasia, Drought Management, Supplement Stocker Cattle

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:18 Listener question: cow-calf software 9:45 Baling hay 15:20 Research Roundup: Hector Rojas 18:45 Creep feeding 25:20 Listener question: milk fever… Continue reading Cow-calf Software, Baling Hay, Research Roundup, Creep Feeding, Milk Fever

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:12 Research Roundup: Dr. Harith Salih 6:42 Beef calves from dairy cattle 11:15 Pinkeye 17:40 Replacing corn with wheat 21:43 Listener… Continue reading Research Roundup, Beef Calves from Dairy, Pinkeye, Replacing Corn with Wheat, Cow Vaccinations

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Dr. Karol Fike 4:00 Training students in animal science 13:50 New technologies in the repro world 22:30 How do I… Continue reading Training Students in Animal Science, New Technologies in the Repro World, Matching Cows to the Environment

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Dr. Jennifer Bormann 3:28 Stocking rate: what does that mean? 9:02 Cattle cycle: current inventory and changes 16:38 Value of… Continue reading Stocking Rate, Cattle Cycle, Value of Genetic Testing, Route of Administration

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Greg Doering 2:20 Hoof care: foot rot 7:50 Water quality and its importance 15:08 Kansas Farm Bureau: communications 23:16 First… Continue reading Hoof Care, Water Quality, Kansas Farm Bureau, First Calf Heifers

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Dr. Jennifer Bormann 3:56 Feed efficiency: cows vs. feeder cattle 12:57 Feet and leg scores 21:30 Heat stress For more… Continue reading Feed Efficiency, Feet and Leg Scores, Heat Stress

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:07 High commodity prices 7:20 Listener question: drought management 14:53 Implants in young calves 24:51 Vaccinating cattle in warm weather For… Continue reading High Commodity Prices, Drought Management, Implants in Young Calves, Vaccinating in Warm Weather

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 5:39 Bottle calves 14:45 Bringing in orphans 20:33 In-season breeding soundness exam 24:05 Listener question: grass feeding For more on BCI… Continue reading Bottle Calves, Bringing In Orphans, In-season Breeding Soundness Exam, Grass Feeding

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:19 Animal agriculture research funding opportunities 9:12 Raising replacement heifers vs. purchasing them 16:16 Generic antimicrobials 24:33 Deworming strategies for internal… Continue reading Animal Agriculture Research, Replacement Heifers, Generic Antimicrobials, Deworming Strategies

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 5:43 Cattle bloat 11:48 US beef imports and exports 18:31 Cooper and other trace minerals 25:15 Listener Question: Johnes Disease vs.… Continue reading Cattle Bloat, US Beef Imports and Exports, Copper and Trace Minerals, Johnes Disease

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:21 Brazil production system 8:36 Mineral selection plans 13:40 Factors influencing calving timing 21:50 Needle size selection and maintenance For more… Continue reading Brazil Production System, Mineral Selection Plans, Calving Timing, Needle Size

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:45 News update: African Swine Fever 6:05 Bovine viral diarrhea 15:54 Summer pasture utilization 24:14 Listener question: bulls BVD ResourcesBVD Consult… Continue reading News Update, BVD, Summer Pasture Utilization, Listener Question

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 1:47 Impact of the Grazing Season Length on Profitability 10:28 Consideration of AI synchronization in Cows 16:36 Listener Question: Documenting Cow… Continue reading Impact of Grazing Season, AI Synchronization, Cow Depreciation, Hair Shedding

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Guest: Sarah Lancaster 2:36 War Against Weeds podcast 6:00 Weed management in pastures 17:42 Grazing management 23:49 Natives vs. introduced pastures… Continue reading War Against Weeds, Weed Management, Grazing Management, Natives vs. Introduced