Cattle Chat

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EPD Accuracy, Rapid Fire Questions, Breed Associations & EPDs, Spontaneous Genetic Change Jun 07, 2024

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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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VTPRK, Economic Questions, Monitoring Cows May 31, 2024

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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

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.

International Visitors, Summer Grazing, Electronic Nose May 24, 2024

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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

Develop a grazing plan using resources available through the U.S Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

Heat Stress and Calf Management May 17, 2024

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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 expe

High Path Avian Influenza, Multiple Bull Pasture, Spring Herd Management May 10, 2024

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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

Managing Stress in Calves, Twins in Beef Herds, Beef/Dairy Crosses May 03, 2024

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode guests Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi and Rebecca Bigelow join the experts to discuss managing stress in calves, twins in beef herds and beef/dairy crosses.

Guests: Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi, KSU Beef Specialist Rebecca Bigelow, Ph.D, Student

4:23 Listener Question: Managing Stress in Calves

10:28 Twins in Beef Herds

15:45 Beef/Dairy Crosses

Bull BSE, Economic Questions, Research Roundup: Metaphylaxis Apr 26, 2024

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode the experts discuss what do when a bull doesn’t pass a bull BSE and answer some economic questions. Guest Dannell Kopp also discuss her research about metaphylaxis.

Guest: Dannell Kopp, Graduate and Veterinary Student

2:21 Bull BSE

10:47 Economic Questions

14:00 Research Roundup: Metaphylaxis

Cow Depreciation, Farm Safety, Bull Selection Apr 19, 2024

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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

Vertically Coordinated Beef, How to Decrease Cost on my Operation, Usefulness of Annual Vaccinations Apr 12, 2024

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode guest Dr. Jason Warner joins the crew to discuss vertically coordinated beef supply chains, how to decrease cost on your operations and usefulness of annual vaccinations.

Guest: Dr. Jason Warner, K-State Cow-Calf Specialist

4:04 Listener Question: Vertically Coordinated Beef Supply Chain

10:54 How to Decrease Cost on my Operations?

15:51 Listener Question: Usefulness of Annual Vaccinations

Embryo Transfer, Economic Questions, Synchronization Apr 05, 2024

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode guest Dr. Clay Breiner joins the crew to discuss embryo transfer and synchronization as well as answer some economics questions. This episode is sponsored by Cross Country Genetics.

We Want to Hear From YouThe Beef Cattle Institute team would like to hear your thoughts about the Cattle Chat and Bovine Science with BCI podcasts. Specifically, we’d like to know what topics you’d like to hear about on future Cattle Chat episodes and how the Beef Cattle Institute can provide educational information that is relevant to your operation’s goals. Please take this short survey by following this link: https://kstate.ag/bci-survey

Guest: Dr. Clay Breiner, Cross Country Genetics

3:21 Listener Question: Embryo Transfer

9:20 Economic Questions

14:17 Listener Question: Synchronization

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