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… Continue reading Managing Stress in Calves, Twins in Beef Herds, Beef/Dairy Crosses...
May 03, 2024•25 min
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 For more on… Continue reading Bull BSE, Economic Questions, Research Roundup: Metaphylaxis...
Apr 26, 2024•23 min
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… Continue reading Cow Depreciation, Farm Safety, Bull Selection
Apr 19, 2024•25 min
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… Continue reading Vertically Coordinated Beef, How to Decrease Cost on my Operation, Usefulness of Annual Vaccinations...
Apr 12, 2024•25 min
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… Continue reading Embryo Transfer, Economic Questions, Synchronization...
Apr 05, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode the experts discuss should you keep females out of first calf heifers and offspring being on the maternal side. Guest Katie Long discusses her research about combination therapy. We Want to Hear From YouThe Beef Cattle Institute team would like to hear your thoughts about the Cattle… Continue reading Should you Keep Females from First Calf Heifers, Offspring Being Open, Research Roundup...
Mar 29, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this episode guest, Adrienne Lulay, and the experts discuss tips for AI success, heat detection vs. timed breeding and sexed semen in commercial operations. This episode is sponsored by Estrotect. We Want to Hear From YouThe Beef Cattle Institute team would like to hear your thoughts about the Cattle… Continue reading Tips for AI Success, Heat Detection vs. Timed Breeding, Sexed Semen in Commercial Operations...
Mar 22, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:32 Research Round-Up: Rebecca Bigelow 9:52 Breeding Season Questions 15:20 Boosting Heifers Prior to Puberty Guest: Rebecca Bigelow, Ph.D. Student For… Continue reading Research Round-Up, Breeding Season Questions, Boosting Heifers Prior to Puberty...
Mar 15, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:20 Mycoplasma Pneumonia 8:54 Economic Questions 18:29 Average Age of Beef Cow Herd For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us… Continue reading Mycoplasma Pneumonia, Economic Questions, Average Age of Cow Herd...
Mar 08, 2024•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:17 Listener Question: Silage 10:09 Picking the Right Bull for your Operation 19:30 Vaccination Programs for Heifers For more on BCI… Continue reading Silage, Picking the Right Bull, Vaccination Programs for Heifers...
Mar 01, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:02 Pre-breeding Heifer Management 12:35 Listener Question: Length of Bull Breeding Season 18:01 USDA Cattle Inventory Numbers For more on BCI… Continue reading Pre-breeding Heifer Management, Length of Bull Breeding Season, USDA Cattle Inventory Numbers...
Feb 23, 2024•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:23 Cattle on Feed Report 12:24 Listener Question: Hoof Care 17:32 Research Round-Up: Luis Feitoza Guest: Luis Feitoza, Graduate Research Assistant… Continue reading Cattle on Feed Report, Hoof Care, Research Round-Up...
Feb 16, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 1:56 Post Calving 11:11 Cattle on Feed Up 4% in Kansas: What Does It Mean for You? 15:43 Calving Season Questions… Continue reading Post Calving, Cattle on Feed, Calving Season Questions
Feb 09, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:11 Listener Question: Feeding Times for Calving Cows 7:24 Economic Questions 16:10 Electrolytes for Scouring Calves For more on BCI Cattle… Continue reading Feeding Times for Calving Cows, Economic Questions, Electrolytes for Scouring Calves...
Feb 02, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:14 Listener Question: Commercial Colostrum Replacement 9:10 Listener Question: Getting Ready for Calving 14:24 Listener Question: When is the Right Time… Continue reading Commercial Colostrum Replacement, Getting Ready for Calving, When is the Right Time to Calve...
Jan 26, 2024•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:01 Listener Question: Building Your Own Herd 12:45 Listener Question: Cross Breeding Beef Sire Selection ManualBreed and Composite Selection 16:27 Listener… Continue reading Building Your Own Herd, Cross Breeding, BMR Corn Silage...
Jan 19, 2024•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:30 BCI Internship/First Semester in Vet School 9:12 Economic Questions 14:51 Dr. Brian Lubbers’ Travels Guest: Tara Ellenz, First Year Veterinarian… Continue reading BCI Internship, Economic Questions, Dr. Lubbers’ Travels...
Jan 12, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:50 How to Prepare for your Future in the Beef Industry 9:13 Listener Question: Creep Feeding 18:04 Listener Question: Disease Issues… Continue reading Prepare for your Future, Creep Feeding, Disease Issues...
Jan 05, 2024•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:11 Featured Guests on the Podcast 5:45 Topics Discussed 9:36 Biggest Issues Facing the Beef Industry 14:29 Record Keeping 20:57 New… Continue reading Year End Review
Dec 29, 2023•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:14 Winter Feeding Plans 11:08 Cold Weather Management 17:58 Research Round-Up: Makenna Jensen Guest: Makenna Jensen, Veterinary Student and BCI Graduate… Continue reading Winter Feeding Plans, Cold Weather Management, Research Round-Up...
Dec 22, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:39 AVC Highlights 10:45 Economic Questions 15:39 Confined Systems for Feeding Cows Guest: Dr. Jason Warner, K-State Cow-Calf Extension Specialist For… Continue reading AVC Highlights, Economic Questions, Confined Systems...
Dec 15, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:10 Industry Inventory Counts: How Does it Impact Me? 10:18 Winter Cow and Bull Management 18:43 Research Round-Up: Maddie Mancke… Continue reading Industry Inventory Counts, Winter Cow and Bull Management, Research Round-Up...
Dec 08, 2023•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:19 What is Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef? 10:42 Role of Genetics in Sustainability 17:54 What can I do as… Continue reading Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Role of Genetics in Sustainability, What Can I do as a Producer...
Dec 01, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:32 Selecting Replacement Heifers 10:00 Selling Calves 17:36 Treating Sick Calves Guest: Bob Weaber, Department Head Eastern Kansas Research and Extension… Continue reading Selecting Replacement Heifers, Selling Calves, Treating Sick Calves...
Nov 24, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 4:10 Bringing in Bred Heifers 11:46 Economic Questions 20:00 Pest Control For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us… Continue reading Bringing in Bred Heifers, Economic Questions, Pest Control
Nov 17, 2023•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:30 Listener Question: Sandhills Calving 7:16 Corn Stalk Bales 11:40 Mandatory Price Reporting Guest: Dr. Ted Schroeder, K-State Agricultural Economics… Continue reading Sandhills Calving, Corn Stalk Bales, Mandatory Price Reporting...
Nov 10, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:25 Sustainability in Beef Production 12:39 Herd Records in Cow-Calf Operations 20:11 Feeder Calf Marketing Information on CalfDex Guest:… Continue reading Sustainability in Beef Production, Herd Records, Feeder Calf Marketing...
Nov 03, 2023•25 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 3:01 Beef/Dairy Cross Genetics 11:23 Listener Question: Managing Hay Shortages 17:00 Genetics Have Improved: How About Weaning Weights? Guest: Bob… Continue reading Beef/Dairy Cross Genetics, Managing Hay Shortages, Have Weaning Weights Improved...
Oct 27, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:57 – Listener Question: Growing Your Operation 9:57 – Listener Question: Anaplasmosis 16:47- Listener Question: Grazing Failed Beans For more… Continue reading Growing Your Operation, Anaplasmosis, Grazing Failed Beans...
Oct 20, 2023•24 min
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! Please click on any links below to be taken to sources mentioned in the podcast. Keep an eye out for news regarding the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 2:36 Does High Tech Repro Technology fit into a Commercial Operation? 8:58 Dustin Trip Recap and Economic Questions 16:55 What Does… Continue reading High Tech Repro Technology, Economic Questions, What Does it Mean to be a Recip Herd
Oct 13, 2023•25 min
