Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode is full of listener questions, up first the experts talk about live or modified vaccines on incoming cattle. The episode continues with a bull health situation from a listener. Finally the experts give their thoughts on using ionophores in the winter. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

4:40 Vaccinating Incoming Cattle

11:30 Bull Health Problem

16:38 Ionophores

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Bob Larson are joined this week by Cambree Schmaltz and Dr. Ted Schroeder. They discuss some exciting new innovations in record keeping for cow calf producers and Cambree talks about her research project looking into the economics of beef-dairy cross and serial slaughter.

3:00 Replacement Heifers

9:32 CalfDex: https://calfdexapi.azurewebsites.net/

15:36 Beef-Dairy Cross Cattle on Feed

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This week’s episode sponsored by ESTROTECT and brings Dr. Ken Odde to bring some insightful knowledge into some of the research he has done. Dr. Odde starts the episode by talking about selecting semen based on sex and doing so commercially. Dr. Dustin Pendell then brings some questions to the group regarding meat consumption. Finally the experts discuss twinning, and the opportunities involved in purposefully birthing twins.

3:02 Sexed semen: An opportunity to capture more value for cattle | Ag Proud

11:26 Meat Demand in the U.S.; https://agmanager.info/livestock-meat/meat-demand

16:25 Twinning for Commercial Use

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Brian Lubbers explaining compounding medication for meat animals. The show progresses with the experts answering a listener question asking about whether you should remove net wrap from hay bales or if they can go through the tub grinder. The episode concludes by discussing protein tubs and picking the right one for you. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:24 Compounding Medication

9:50 Listener Question: Leaving the Net Wrap On

18:18 Listener Question: Using Protein Tubs

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Bob Larson discussing whether creep feeding calves is worth it. The show progresses with the experts answering a listener question asking about creating a finishing ration for cattle. Dr. Brad White wraps up the episode by discussing how many vaccines it is acceptable to give your cattle. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:30 Should I use a creep feeder?

10:45 Listener Question: Starting Cattle on a Finishing Ration

15:40 How many vaccines is too many?

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster, Dr. Dustin Pendell and Dr. Brian Lubbers cover selecting replacement heifers. They then discuss pain management in cattle and how we determine pain and medicate it. Finally the experts talk about managing your bulls after breeding season is over.

3:00 Replacement Heifers

9:33 Pain Management

14:33 Managing Bulls

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with our experts answering a listener question about laminitis and ways to treat it. The show progresses with a conversation concerning coccidiosis and how to tell if it’s affecting your herd. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brad White asks the experts some commonly asked questions in their expertise

3:33 Listener Question: Starting a Homestead

10:06 Listener Question: Protein Supplements

15:17 Facility Designs

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with our experts answering a listener question about laminitis and ways to treat it. The show progresses with a conversation concerning coccidiosis and how to tell if it’s affecting your herd. To wrap up this edition of Cattle Chat, Dr. Brad White asks the experts some commonly asked questions in their expertise

2:13 Listener Question: Laminitis

8:17 Coccidiosis

13:04 Variety Questions

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! This episode begins with Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brian Lubbers discussing different strategies for determining cow body condition health. The show progresses with the experts answering a listener question asking if he should implant is calves. Dr. Brad White wraps up the episode by discussing fall calvers and how to best care for them. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!

3:30 Should I weigh my cows?

10:20 Listener Question: Should I give my Jersey cross calves implants?

15:30 Fall Calving

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster, Dr. Dustin Pendell and Dr. Brian Lubbers cover selling your calves in the fall. They then discuss how to manage antimicrobial use and close out with a discussion on euthanasia

3:34 Preparing for sale day

9:50 Antimicrobial use.

15:12 Discussion about euthanasia.

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Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Dr. Brad White, Dr. Phillip Lancaster, Dr. Dustin Pendell and Dr. Brian Lubbers cover photosensitization in cattle with guest Dr. Scott Fritz. They then discuss some economic trade questions from Dustin followed by a look at the importance of water quality.

3:34 Photosensitization and how to manage it.

10:30 Questions from Dustin on international trade.

15:30 Discussion about water quality from Scott.

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