In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Clara Rial, manager of a commercial dairy farm in Spain, shares her unique perspective as both a veterinarian and researcher managing a commercial dairy farm. She explains how precision technologies and real-time data collection can shape calf management, improve health outcomes, and drive better decision-making. She also highlights the challenge of adapting research findings to farm-specific realities. Listen now on all major platforms!

"One of the biggest challenges is to adapt what we learn and what we have data from to the real world."

Meet the guest: Dr. Clara Rial, originally from Argentina, is a veterinarian and researcher specializing in animal health and precision livestock technologies. With a PhD from Cornell University, her work has focused on automated monitoring systems for dairy cattle health and reproduction. Currently, she manages a calf-rearing operation in Spain, utilizing modern tools. 

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:05) Introduction
• (02:51) From research to the farm
• (05:13) Farm-specific challenges
• (06:44) Data-based decisions
• (08:20) Measuring real outcomes
• (10:11) Data importance
• (10:41) Closing thoughts

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