Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode guest Bob Weaber  joins the crew to discuss cow depreciation and is it a big deal or no; farm safety and OSHA; and answer a listener question about bull selection. 



Guest: Bob Weaber, Department Head Eastern Kansas Research and Extension Centers 



3:45 Cow Depreciation: A Big Deal or No?



13:12 Farm Safety and OSHA



19:15 Listener Question: Bull Selection



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Cow Depreciation, Farm Safety, Bull Selection

Listen to veterinary professionals from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University talk about a variety of topics within the beef industry.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

Science

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

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.

VTPRK, Economic Questions, Monitoring Cows

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.

International Visitors, Summer Grazing, Electronic Nose

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/.

Heat Stress and Calf Management

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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Cow Depreciation, Farm Safety, Bull Selection

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