Bovine Science with BCI

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Listen to veterinary professionals from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University talk about a variety of topics within cattle health, nutrition, reproduction, and science. New episodes of Bovine Science with BCI are posted each Monday.

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Bovine Science with BCI episodes:

06.24.2024
Diving into Diets: Protein
With most cows out on grass, now is the perfect time for producers to start thinking ahead and formulating rations for later in the year. A major component of those rations is protein. Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White...
06.17.2024
Depressed Calf
A producer brings a depressed calf and its dam to Dr. Matt Miesner from a herd with a history of scours. Initially, he thought it was a cut-and-dry case. After more investigation, the opposite started to become true. Dr. Brad...
06.10.2024
Tox Talk: No Clinical Signs
Two months into the calving season, multiple calves within a 40 head herd randomly die with no clinical signs. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White get to the bottom this mystery on this week’s edition of Bovine Science’s Tox...
06.03.2024
After the Abstract: To Precondition or not to Precondtion
Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White deep dive into a recently published paper titled: Comparison between a complete preconditioning programme and conventional conduct on behaviour, health and performance of young bulls from small cow-calf herds. Comparison between a complete preconditioning...
05.27.2024
Herd Health: Stress and Reproduction
Breeding season has begun for some and is just around the corner for others. Learn more about how stress affects fertility and the success of an artificial insemination or embryo transfer project in this edition of Herd Health. Dr. Brad...
05.20.2024
Diving into Diets: Mature Bull Nutrition
Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White sit down and discuss how to manage the nutrition of mature bulls to keep them healthy during the offseason and working hard after turnout time. Tune in to this episode of Bovine Science...
05.13.2024
Herd Health: Multisire Pastures
Multisire pastures and how do we manage them throughout the breeding season. Find out on this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White to learn more.
05.06.2024
Water Belly Bull
Multiple bulls are in a dry lot pen in the off season. One bull starts to act depressed and maybe bloated. Listen to Dr. Matt Miesner and Dr. Brad White discuss this case and how to deal with this issue...
04.29.2024
After the Abstract: Training Program & Antimicrobial Drug Usage
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Effect of a dairy farmworker stewardship training program on antimicrobial drug usage in dairy cows. View the full paper here After the Abstract is recorded with the...
04.22.2024
Diving into Diets: Forage Utilization
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss how to get more grazing days and how to be more efficient with the forage you have available. Tune in to this episode of Bovine Science with BCI to...
04.15.2024
Herd Health: Pre-Weaning Disease in Herds
It’s spring! For a spring calving herd its full optimism. New calves on the ground getting ready to start growing and thriving; until pre-weaning disease hits. Find out on this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr....
04.08.2024
Tox Talk: 4 Dead Heifers
50 first-calf heifers out grazing in early spring still being fed hay every other day. All the heifers looked normal but the next day 4 heifers were dead. What happened? Tune into Tox Talk with Dr. Brad White and Dr....
04.01.2024
After the Abstract: Lameness in Feedlot Cattle
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Economic Impacts of Lameness in Feedlot Cattle. View the full paper here After the Abstract is recorded with the goal of assisting veterinarians in the interpretation of scientific...
03.25.2024
Tox Talk: Neurologic Signs and Acute Death
17 cow-calf pairs are in a dry lot. When all of a sudden the calves start developing neurologic signs and begin to die. What happened? Tune into Tox Talk with Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz to find out. The...
03.18.2024
After the Abstract: Does Swab Type Matter?
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Does swab type matter? Comparing methods for Mannheim hemolytic recovery and upper respiratory microbiome characterization in feedlot cattle. View the full paper here After the Abstract is...
03.11.2024
Herd Health: Vaccines
What’s the impact of vaccinating beef and dairy cattle for bacterial pathogens? Find out on this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White to hear what they have to say about vaccinating. To read more: Systematic review...
03.04.2024
Tox Talk: Valuable Heifer
A very valuable first calf heifer who had her calf earlier this spring was out with the bulls. Last week she seemed to be doing fine and was with the rest of the heifers. The next day she was found...
02.26.2024
Diving into Diets: Bull Nutrition
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White to learn more about managing bull nutrition throughout their lifetime on this episode of Bovine Science with BCI.
02.19.2024
After the Abstract: Early Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Short Communication: Circadian variations and day-to-day variability of clinical signs used for the early diagnosis of pneumonia within and between calves. View the full paper...
02.12.2024
Herd Health: Reproduction
Pregnancy rates and calving season timing are really important factors for success in beef cow-calf herds. To learn more about pregnancy rates and calving season timing tune in to this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr....
02.05.2024
Herd Health: Bovine Theriogenology
A frequently asked question is-are cattle seasonally breeders why or why not? Tune in to this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White to hear what they have to say.
01.29.2024
Herd Health: Bull Soundness Exam
A frequently asked question is what do we do with those bulls that were previously good and mature. Then when it’s time to test them for their Bull Soundness Exam they have gone bad. Tune in to this episode of...
01.22.2024
Bovine Sciences Special Edition
Winter is often meeting season and at meetings there are opportunities to hear some of the latest findings and research. Join Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Bob Larson to learn what interesting abstracts they have heard.
01.15.2024
Diving Into Diets: Thin Cows
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss thin cows in this episode of Bovine Science with BCI. Learn more about thin cows, when you see they are thin, how to get them to gain weight and...
01.08.2024
Tox Talk: Ergot Bulls
It’s late summer and it’s time to get the bulls ready for the fall breeding season. There were 25 breeding bulls housed together in a pasture since they had been working in the spring. It is time for their routine...
01.01.2024
The Comatose Calf
It’s late February, a cow-calf client who finished calving, about a week ago, was riding through the pasture and found a comatose unresponsive calf. After a quick call about this two week old heifer the producer decides to bring her...
12.25.2023
Tox Talk: Pica Cornstalks and 4 Dead
It’s early November, the cows have just come off grass and turned onto cornstalks. The weather is cool and the cows were grazing well until the next day. Four cows were found dead by the producer. What happened? Tune into...
12.18.2023
Herd Health: Calf Scours
In this episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss calf scours – one of the most frustrating syndromes producers face. Dealing with a herd that has had a lot of issues last year resulting in...
12.11.2023
Tox Talk: Unknown Problems and Answers
50 cows were grazing on cornstalks with a creek and woods running through it. On Sunday afternoon 9 younger cows were found dead by the producer with no previous clinical signs. By Monday when the veterinary arrives they find 6...
12.04.2023
Diving into Diets: Alternative Heifer Development
When raising replacement heifers what kind of rate of gain should a producer look for, what are their options for raising those heifers and what does the research tell us about how those decisions will impact not only the...
11.27.2023
The Jumpy Cow
It’s late January the wind is blowing and it’s cold. There is a 6 year old purebred Simmental cow that calved about 3 months ago. The owners have been watching her for a few days because she is on and off...
11.20.2023
After the Abstract: Understanding Pathogens in Bovine Respiratory Disease
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at lower respiratory tract microbiome and resistive of Bovine Respiratory Disease mortalities. View the full paper here After the Abstract is recorded with the goal of assisting...
11.13.2023
Tox Talk: Processing
Processing went well. Right after weaning 35 calves were processed with no problems and completed in record time. The next morning 4 were dead. What happened? Tune into Tox Talk with Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz to find...
11.06.2023
Diving into Diets: How to Extend the Grazing Season
Hay prices are up and in some parts of the country hay is in short supply; which leads to the question how can I extend the grazing season? Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss the...
10.30.2023
Herd Health: Heifer Consulting
In this episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss heifer raising gone wrong with keeping replacement heifers in the herd and what producers can do to manage their herds.
10.23.2023
After the Abstract: Bovine Respiratory Disease & Therapy
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at factors associated with bovine respiratory disease case fatality in feedlot cattle. View the full paper here After the Abstract is recorded with the goal of assisting...
10.16.2023
Herd Health: Spreadsheets
To learn more about using spreadsheets in everyday life listen in with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White to learn more.
10.09.2023
Tox Talk: Fall Grazing Gone Wrong
Today is October 9 a prefect day for fall grazing, 75 cows are turned into a new pasture. The next morning 58 are dead. What happened? Tune into Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz to find out what happened. The...
10.02.2023
Diving into Diets: Managing Weaned Calves Nutrition
Calves are balling in the pen, they have been weaned. One accomplishment checked off, but now it’s time to figure out their nutrition requirements in the early stages of weaning. Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they...
09.25.2023
Herd Health: Adding Value to Pregnancy Diagnosis
To hear more about adding value to pregnancy testing listen in with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White to learn more. View the discussed links visit here: Evaluating Information Obtained from Diagnosis of Pregnancy Status of Beef Herds Pregnancy Analytics App Spreadsheet...
09.18.2023
After the Abstract: Pinkeye
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at a randomized clinical trial evaluating a farm-of-origin autogenous Moraxella bovis vaccine to control infectious pinkeye in beef cattle. View the full paper here After the Abstract is...
09.11.2023
Tox Talk: 1 Dead and Several Gaunt
50 cow/calf pairs were turned into a new pasture midway through the summer. The next day every cow looked gaunt and one was dead. What happened? Tune into Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz to find out what happened....
09.04.2023
Diving into Diets: Replacement Heifer Development
In this episode of Bovine Science with BCI, we are talking about replacement heifer development. Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss nutrition and what their targets are for replacement heifers.
08.28.2023
Herd Health: New Research on BLV
An older cow. A diagnosis of leukosis. A conformation of bovine leukosis virus. What’s next? What does that mean for this herd? Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White dive into the case to figure out what happened. View the...
08.21.2023
Bull Breeding Injuries
A three year old Angus bull is turned out into the breeding pasture in May. During a weekly check the client notes a bull is away from the cows. With a closer examination some of the cows were in heat....
08.14.2023
Tox Talk: Head Pressing and 2 Dead
In January you moved 300 head of cow calf pairs to a new field. Before you know it, two are dead and two more are head pressing. What could be causing this? How would you react? Listen to this episode...
08.07.2023
Diving into Diets: Methane
In this episode of Bovine Science with BCI, we are talking about methane. Join Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss statistics, recent research, and the role the beef industry plays in the methane cycle.
07.31.2023
Tox Talk: 3 Head Found Dead in the Feedlot
Spring is in the air, feedlot calves are gaining steady, and everything seems perfect, until 3 head are found dead. Could this have been avoided? Find out on this episode of Tox Talk. The toxicology website and Bovine Sciences with BCI...
07.24.2023
After the Abstract: Longitudinal effects in calves at high risk for BRD
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at the longitudinal effects of enrofloxacin or tulathromycin use in preweaned calves at high risk of BRD. View the full paper here: Longitudinal effects of enrofloxacin...
07.17.2023
Losing Condition
A producer has an Angus heifer who has always been a little over-conditioned. After having her second calf, she has been quickly losing condition. The producer has tried everything to stop her from losing weight and needs your help. What...

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Bovine Science with BCI episodes:

Diving into Diets: Protein

Depressed Calf

Tox Talk: No Clinical Signs

After the Abstract: To Precondition or not to Precondtion

Herd Health: Stress and Reproduction

Diving into Diets: Mature Bull Nutrition

Herd Health: Multisire Pastures

Water Belly Bull

After the Abstract: Training Program & Antimicrobial Drug Usage

Diving into Diets: Forage Utilization

Herd Health: Pre-Weaning Disease in Herds

Tox Talk: 4 Dead Heifers

After the Abstract: Lameness in Feedlot Cattle

Tox Talk: Neurologic Signs and Acute Death

After the Abstract: Does Swab Type Matter?

Herd Health: Vaccines

Tox Talk: Valuable Heifer

Diving into Diets: Bull Nutrition

After the Abstract: Early Diagnosis of Pneumonia

Herd Health: Reproduction

Herd Health: Bovine Theriogenology

Herd Health: Bull Soundness Exam

Bovine Sciences Special Edition

Diving Into Diets: Thin Cows

Tox Talk: Ergot Bulls

The Comatose Calf

Tox Talk: Pica Cornstalks and 4 Dead

Herd Health: Calf Scours

Tox Talk: Unknown Problems and Answers

Diving into Diets: Alternative Heifer Development

The Jumpy Cow

After the Abstract: Understanding Pathogens in Bovine Respiratory Disease

Tox Talk: Processing

Diving into Diets: How to Extend the Grazing Season

Herd Health: Heifer Consulting

After the Abstract: Bovine Respiratory Disease & Therapy

Herd Health: Spreadsheets

Tox Talk: Fall Grazing Gone Wrong

Diving into Diets: Managing Weaned Calves Nutrition

Herd Health: Adding Value to Pregnancy Diagnosis

After the Abstract: Pinkeye

Tox Talk: 1 Dead and Several Gaunt

Diving into Diets: Replacement Heifer Development

Herd Health: New Research on BLV

Bull Breeding Injuries

Tox Talk: Head Pressing and 2 Dead

Diving into Diets: Methane

Tox Talk: 3 Head Found Dead in the Feedlot

After the Abstract: Longitudinal effects in calves at high risk for BRD

Losing Condition

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