Cattle Chat

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! To kick off the show, Dr. Dustin Pendell and the other hosts examine a recent report from the Kansas Farm Management Association titled 2023 Executive Summary, which contains data about net farm income, government payments and insurance in Kansas. To continue the show, Dr. Phillip Lancaster explains how to properly body condition score cattle. Lancaster concludes this edition of Cattle Chat by discussing with Dr. Brad White the beef production challenges associated with excess rain. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!  2:27 KFMA 2023 Executive Summary: Net farm income, government payments, net worths, averages 13:55 Body Condition Scoring: A How To 18:45 Excess Rain: effects on pasture, cow performance, foot rot, water logged grasses KFMA 2023 Executive SummaryGuide to Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows and Bulls For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Bob Larson discussing different strategies for feeding cattle during extreme heat. The show progresses with a conversation concerning risk management methods that producers should contemplate now for shipping calves in the fall. Larson continues the episode by examining three facial diseases: lumpy jaw, wooden tongue and cancer eye. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, the experts share different criteria for culling cows during this period of record high prices. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 2:18 Heat Feeding: Adjusting rations and feeding times, water consumption, heat from fermentation 8:10 Risk Management: Risk level, forecasting, sale tickets, data, price locking 13:54 Facial Diseases: Lumpy Jaw, Wooden Tongue, Cancer Eye 18:19 Cull Criteria: Condition, health, calf performance For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White opens up this episode by asking the other hosts questions regarding fly control, grazing and pink eye. The experts continue the show by discussing a listener’s question about calves trying to nurse first-calf heifers instead of their dams. This edition of Cattle Chat winds down with Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson explaining how antibiotics work and their role within beef cattle production. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 2:10 Rapid-Fire Questions: Fly control, Grazing cool season grasses, pink eye 9:00 Listener Question: Calves not nursing where they are supposed to 13:12 Antibiotics: How they work, the different classes and considerations before use For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Fred Gingrich, DVM and executive director of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, sits down with the hosts to provide an update on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak — a virus recently transmitted to dairy cattle called H1:N1. The experts and Dr. Gingrich progress this episode by sharing their thoughts on technologies in veterinary medicine that may assist beef cattle production in the future. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brad White asks the other hosts and guest some rapid-fire questions concerning hay storage, a beef cattle sedative and other topics. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 3:20 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: A broad overview, symptoms, communication, and what’s next 9:55 Future Veterinary Technologies: the role of veterinarians, genetic modification, feeding cattle and data 15:53 Rapid Fire Questions: Hiring professionals, Xylazine, storing round bales and interacting with younger generations For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! The experts begin the show by discussing the pros and cons of pulling bulls during/after the breeding season. Dr. Phillip Lancaster continues this edition of Cattle Chat by relaying all the known information about Leaky gut – a new and peculiar disease to cattle production. BCI student Luis Feitoza closes out the episode by talking with Dr. Brad White and Dr. Brian Lubbers about the capabilities of modern ultrasound machines in veterinary medicine. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 2:19 Removing Bulls: How to keep a tight calving window while adding value to cull cows 7:15 Leaky Gut: What it is, why it occurs, how it affects cattle, physical symptoms and prevention 15:12 Ultrasonography: capabilities, weaknesses and scenarios For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! All calves require some sort of spring/summer processing. Two of the more painful events during these times include dehorning and castration. In this episode, the experts invite K-State college of veterinary medicine student Jake Schumacher to share the progress of his research on how maternal bovine appeasing substance affects calf pain levels and performance when processing. The show then progresses with Dr. Phillip Lancaster talking through different ways to approach summer grazing. To end this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson engage in a conversation regarding the quick and sudden death of calves. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 3:13 Pain management: Research on alleviating pain in young calves during processing 8:42 Grazing Forages: Alternative grasses 13:21 Sudden Calf Death: Blackleg, bacteria and overeating For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Most nutritionists consider water the most significant nutrient cattle consume, so correctly managing this finite resource becomes critical for successful beef production. Joe Gerken, K-State assistant professor of Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management, begins the episode by discussing various pond fundamentals with the hosts. Gerken and the experts then progress the show by answering a listener’s question about providing a separate water source for calves. Lastly, this week’s Cattle Chat concludes with interesting dialogue around different pond management strategies. Thanks for tuning in, and enjoy the episode! 4:21 Pond Basics: life expectancy, maintenance, refurbishment, sediment and health 10:31 Listener questions: Does water availability affect rate of gain in calves? & Should I provide my calves a separate water source from my cows? 15:14 Pond management: fencing, development programs, adding fish and blue green algae For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Ever wondered when its time to cut your losses and ship that sick calf out of the yard? Lilli Heinen joins the show to help answer that question and talk about her research concerning case fatality risk. The hosts continue the show by discussing important things for 4-Hers to remember when caring for their beef projects from nutrition to record keeping. Dr. Brian Lubbers wraps up this edition of Cattle Chat by discussing his key takeaways from a recent Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria meeting. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode! 4:26 Case Fatality Risk 13:29 Considerations for 4-H calves 18:49 Dr. Lubber’s update on a recent PAC CARB meeting Learn more about case fatality risk in Lillii Heinen’s American Journal of Veterinary Research article: Evaluation of predictive models to determine final outcome for feedlot cattle based on information available at first treatment for bovine respiratory disease. May 2024 PAC CARB report: A United Front: Collaborative Global Leadership To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance. For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

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 For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!

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 For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating! 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.

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 For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating! Develop a grazing plan using resources available through the U.S Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

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 For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating! Learn more about Strobel Manufacturing at http://www.strobelshades.com/.

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 For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on Twitter at @The_BCI, Facebook, and Instagram at @ksubci. Check out our website, ksubci.org. If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to [email protected]. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!