Baa's and Bleat's - The AASRP Podcast

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Faculty Liaison Spotlight: Mike Pesato, Mississippi State University Apr 02, 2023

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In this episode, we welcome back to the podcast Dr. Mike Pesato. This time, Dr. Pesato shares his experience as the AASRP faculty liaison for the students at Mississippi State University. You'll also gain his and Lesley's insights into the Emerging Leader program--an excellent opportunity for young small ruminant and camelid practitioners to become involved in the organization.
We hope this episode motivates other students who are passionate about small ruminants to take an active role in their education, just as the students at Mississippi State have done. From labs focusing on animal handling to practicing transabdominal ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis, the AASRP student representatives at Mississippi State are making tremendous efforts to add hands-on experiences to their curriculum.
Thanks for listening! And, as always, if you have any questions about this episode, the Emerging Leader Program, or other opportunities to get involved in AASRP, feel free to contact us:
AASRP website: aasrp.org

Ann DiPastina, DVM
ann.dipastina@gmail.com
Lesley Moser, DVM
trmvetc@gmail.com

Students, assemble! Highlighting the AASRP Student Symposium Feb 27, 2023

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We hope you enjoy this conversation between Lesley Moser and previous AASRP Emerging Leader, Mike Pesato.
Dr. Pesato is the current chair of the College Liaison Committee for AASRP and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. As you will appreciate, he is a passionate small ruminant practitioner and educator of veterinary students. In this episode, Dr. Pesato tells us more about the AASRP Student Symposium, an exciting opportunity for students to gain insight into small ruminant and camelid practice from clinicians in the private and public sectors.
If you have any questions about this episode, the 2023 AASRP Student Symposium, or opportunities to get involved in AASRP, feel free to contact us:
AASRP website: aasrp.org

Ann DiPastina, DVM
ann.dipastina@gmail.com
Lesley Moser, DVM
trmvetc@gmail.com

Trailer: Season 2 Feb 04, 2023

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Welcome to Season 2 of Baas and Bleats!
In this season, Dr. Lesley Moser and Dr. Ann DiPastina, the 2022 AASRP Emerging Leaders, interview faculty liaisons and student representatives from veterinary colleges across North America to find out what they’re doing to prepare the next generation of veterinarians for small ruminant and camelid practice.
What is the AASRP Emerging Leader Program?
The Emerging Leaders Program gives young veterinarians with a passion for small ruminants an opportunity to become involved in leadership experiences within the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners. As an Emerging Leader, you’ll get to practice your leadership skills, network with members of various AASRP committees, and gain a better understanding of the role of organized medicine in the veterinary profession. You’ll also attend the Veterinary Leadership Conference, which is an excellent chance to develop relationships with leaders across many disciplines of veterinary medicine including academia and government.
Probably the most exciting part of the Emerging Leaders Program, though, is designing and executing a project which integrates your interests in small ruminant medicine with the needs of the membership of AASRP.
This year, Lesley and Ann have teamed up with other members of AASRP, including Dr. Michelle Buckley, to bring you the organization’s first podcast, “Baas and Bleats”.
In Season 1, you heard from Michelle about managing milk quality in dairy goats. Now, in Season 2, we’ll be shifting gears to focus on our student membership. We hope these episodes empower veterinary students by highlighting examples of stellar faculty mentorship and excellent student initiative.
If you have any questions about this episode, the Emerging Leader program, or other opportunities to get involved in AASRP, feel free to contact us:
AASRP website: aasrp.org

Ann DiPastina, DVM
ann.dipastina@gmail.com
Lesley Moser, DVM
trmvetc@gmail.com

Faculty Liaison Spotlight: Mary Smith, Cornell University Feb 04, 2023

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In this episode, we'll learn how Dr. Mary Smith lets Cornell's veterinary students take the lead in their small ruminant and camelid education.
If you have questions or comments about this episode or are interested in sharing what your program is doing to train young veterinarians in small ruminant and camelid practice, we want to hear from you! You can contact us by email at:
Ann DiPastina, DVM
ann.dipastina@gmail.com
Lesley Moser, DVM
trmvetc@gmail.com

How Can I Help You? Dec 19, 2022

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For the final episode of Season 1 Dr. Michelle Buckley sits down with Ryan Andrus of Bridgeman Hill Dairy in Vermont to discuss what makes a successful symbiotic relationship between dairy goat producers and veterinarians. Topics discussed include setting attainable goals, expectations of producers and veterinarians, how to talk about expenses, building and managing a successful animal health team, finding the right veterinarian for your farm, and much more.
Helpful Links:
SMART Goals:
https://www.ucop.edu/local-human-resources/_files/performance-appraisal/How%20to%20write%20SMART%20Goals%20v2.pdf
AASRP Find A Vet:
http://www.aasrp.org/about/find_a_vet.asp
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats:
https://a.co/d/7dLVDlm
The Dairy Goat Production Handbook:
http://www.luresext.edu/sites/default/files/DGPHorderform_1stEdition_case_spiral.pdf
Iowa State University Dairy Goat Extension:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/dairy-goats-and-sheep
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

Bacteria in the Bulk Tank - Case Studies Dec 06, 2022

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This extra special bonus episode from our chat with Dr. Cathy Bauman (Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada) walks listeners through three real-life case investigations. Dr. Bauman describes how she and her team conducted the various outbreak investigations and puts into practice the information she shared with us in the previous two episodes.
Helpful Links:
Luminometer FAQ
https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/food-safety/at-the-food-processor/luminometers.html
Small Ruminant Veterinarians of Ontario
https://srvo.ca/
Dr. Cathy Bauman - Ontario Veterinary College
https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/population-medicine/faculty/Cathy-Bauman
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners - find a vet
http://www.aasrp.org/about/find_a_vet.asp
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

Milk Quality Investigations - part 2 Nov 22, 2022

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This week we continue our conversation with Dr. Cathy Bauman of Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada about conducting a milk quality investigation on a goat dairy by walking through the process for tracking down a high bulk tank bacterial count.
Helpful Links:
Luminometer FAQ
https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/food-safety/at-the-food-processor/luminometers.html
Small Ruminant Veterinarians of Ontario
https://srvo.ca/
Dr. Cathy Bauman - Ontario Veterinary College
https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/population-medicine/faculty/Cathy-Bauman
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners - find a vet
http://www.aasrp.org/about/find_a_vet.asp
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

Milk Quality Investigations - part 1 Nov 08, 2022

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This week we sit down with one of our neighbors to the north, Dr. Cathy Bauman of Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Bauman's research focuses on helping producers identify, investigate, and mitigate milk quality issues as efficiently as possible. On this episode, we lay the groundwork for conducting a milk quality investigation on a goat dairy by introducing concepts for identifying a milk quality problem; measurable paramaters for evaluating milk quality (specifically somatic cell count and bacterial counts); general principles governing fluctuations in these numbers as they relate to milk production on a goat dairy; key players to have on your team during an investigation; and finally, Dr. Bauman discusses the relationship between high quality milk and cheese production. This is part 1 of a 2 part series that delves into a logical step-wise approach to working up milk quality issues on a dairy goat operation.
Helpful Links:
Small Ruminant Veterinarians of Ontario
https://srvo.ca/
Dr. Cathy Bauman - Ontario Veterinary College
https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/population-medicine/faculty/Cathy-Bauman
American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners - find a vet
http://www.aasrp.org/about/find_a_vet.asp
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

Feeding Your Future Oct 25, 2022

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On this episode we sit down with Dr. Robert VanSaun from Pennsylvania State University and Dr. Andrea Mongini of M&M Veterinary Practice and Ewetopia Dairy in Denair, CA to discuss feeding goat kids from 2 days of age until weaning. This is the second half of our 2 part series on youngstock nutrition. Listeners are encouraged to email DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu with feedback and questions to be addressed to our content experts.
Topics of conversation include options for feeding growing kids on bottles; pros and cons of feeding goat's milk, cow's milk or milk replacer; cleaning feeding equipment; nutritional requirements of young goats; managing coccidia, and more.
Helpful Links:
Basic Small Ruminant Nutrition:
https://bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/bovine/index.php/AABP/article/view/3553
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

Starting Off On the Right Hoof Oct 11, 2022

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On this episode we sit down with Dr. Robert VanSaun from Pennsylvania State University and Dr. Andrea Mongini of M&M Veterinary Practice and Ewetopia Dairy in Denair, CA to discuss colostrum management. This is part 1 of a 2 part series on youngstock feeding. Listeners are encouraged to email DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu with feedback and questions to be addressed to our content experts.
Topics of conversation include options for feeding newborn kids, evaluating colostrum replacers and natural colostrum, heat treatment of goat colostrum, storage recommendations, comparison of bovine quality parameters with caprine.
Helpful Links:
Using a Brix refractometer for colostrum evaluation:
https://extension.psu.edu/colostrum-management-tools-hydrometers-and-refractometers
Assessment of Goat Colostrum Quality and Passive Transfer:
https://extension.psu.edu/colostrum-management-tools-hydrometers-and-refractometers
Heat Treatment of Goat Colostrum:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/files/page/files/DairyGoatColostrumManagementFactsheet.pdf
Colostrum Management for Commercial Goat Production:
https://ontariogoat.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Colostrum-Management-Book-LR.pdf
Tube Feeding Goat Kids:
https://extension.wsu.edu/wam/tube-feeding-neonatal-small-ruminants-an-essential-skill-for-sheep-and-goat-farmers/
Basic Small Ruminant Nutrition:
https://bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/bovine/index.php/AABP/article/view/3553
This podcast is sponsored by the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners as well as USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance grant # 2020-04197.
Questions or comments about today's episode can be directed to DairyGoatExtension@iastate.edu

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