AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Sara Linneen, a beef cattle technical consultant from Elanco Animal Health at the 5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference in new Orleans, La. Linneen received her PhD in ruminant nutrition from Oklahoma State University and discusses tips for veterinarians to work with cow-calf producers to ensure we have a successful calving season. We start off by discussing the calving environment and suggest that veterinarians talk about making sure the ...
Mar 07, 2022•27 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two members of the AABP Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, Dr. Emma Bratton and Dr. Whitney Knauer. The DEI Task Force was created in 2021 by the AABP Board of Directors to provide education to our members on DEI and develop resources to assist our members in their area of bovine medicine. We discuss that at the 2021 AABP Annual Conference, several members of the task force and AABP leadership wore buttons that said “Ask me abo...
Feb 28, 2022•35 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by current AABP Vice President Dr. Michael Capel at the 5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference in New Orleans to discuss implementation of selective dry cow therapy on dairy farms. Capel states that nationally, mastitis treatment and prevention accounts for about 60% of antibiotic use on dairy farms and of this, about two-thirds of this use is attributable to dry cow therapy. Dry cow therapy has been one of the most successful interventions perfor...
Feb 21, 2022•30 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses an old disease with some new research, bovine tuberculosis (TB). Our guest is Dr. Jason Lombard, an AABP member and veterinary epidemiologist with USDA’s field epidemiologic investigation services. The findings and conclusions in this podcast are Lombard’s and should not be construed as USDA or government opinion or policy. At the beginning of the 1900s, TB was the leading cause of death in the U.S., and it was estimated that 1...
Feb 14, 2022•36 min
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two student AABP members who received externship grants and visited beef practices in the U.S. and Canada. Hannah Jarvis, a 4th year student at The Ohio State University, and Tatie High, a 2nd year student at The Ohio State University, discuss the importance of this funding for student externships and the experiences they had at AABP member practices. The AABP Foundation ...
Feb 07, 2022•36 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses recent research with Dr. John Richeson, associate professor of Animal Science at West Texas A&M University. Richeson recently completed a trial which was started due to practicing veterinarians reporting a higher increase in Histophilus somni- associated bovine respiratory disease (BRD) morbidity and mortality after administration of BRSV intranasal vaccine. The immunomodulatory effects of BRSV on H. somni have been previou...
Jan 31, 2022•35 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Callahan Grund. Callahan serves as the Executive Director of U.S. Cattle Trace, a not-for-profit organization with a goal of developing a national infrastructure for disease traceability and encourage private industry’s use of the infrastructure for individualized management practices. U.S. Cattle Trace securely maintains and manages the data collected for disease traceability. The organization’s board of directors includes ...
Jan 24, 2022•35 min
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” Franklin D. Roosevelt AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two student AABP members who received externship grants and went to western U.S. dairy practices for their experiences. Phusita Nakphairat Davidovich, a 3rd year student at The Ohio State University, and Gabrielle Brewster, a 4th year student at Cornell University, discuss the importance of this funding for student externships....
Jan 17, 2022•38 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich talks with current AABP President Dr. Pat Gorden today. We learn about when Gorden decided to become a veterinarian, his past private dairy practice experience and his current professional role at Iowa State University. Gorden talks about his early volunteer work on the AABP Milk Quality and Udder Health Committee and Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues. He suggests that members contact us if you want to get involved with AABP by telling us a...
Jan 10, 2022•52 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Chris Chase to discuss corona viruses in humans and animals. Chase is a veterinary immunologist from South Dakota State University. During our discussion, we touch on the similarities of COVID-19 in humans and what we have previously used in bovine veterinary medicine and other areas of the veterinary industry. We discuss the role of body condition on the immune system and why obesity in cattle or humans can ...
Jan 03, 2022•55 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the 2022 AABP Recent Graduate Program Committee. The committee includes Dr. Adlai Schuler (chair), Dr. Kelsey Savell (dairy sessions), Dr. Nick Van Engen (feedlot sessions) and Dr. Chelsea Bland Smith (cow-calf sessions). The program committee are recent graduates who plan the continuing education sessions, events and preconference seminars to provide relevant continuing education to AABP members who graduated from 2014-2021. The conference ...
Dec 27, 2021•56 min
Listen in as AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich has a conversation with American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Executive Director Dr. Harry Snelson about African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF is a viral disease of swine that causes high morbidity and mortality when introduced into a herd. It is a hemorrhagic virus that causes fever, hemorrhagic disease and septicemia. Supportive care typically does not reduce the mortality associated with the disease and once introduced, the only cur...
Dec 20, 2021•35 min
In this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dean Fish and Curt Pate to discuss stockmanship. Stockmanship encompasses the appropriate care and handling of cattle and is applicable to all aspects of the cattle industry. It is well-known that proper handling of cattle positively impacts their experience in handling facilities. Good...
Dec 13, 2021•51 min
Dr. Jason Nickell, an AABP member employed by Merck Animal Health, joins AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich to discuss research on utilizing technology to target antimicrobial therapy to cattle as they arrive at the feedyard. We discuss that metaphylaxis using antimicrobials is an important tool to control bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Producers and veterinarians use risk factors to identify which group of animals to use metaphylactic treatment to decrease the morbidity and mortality ...
Dec 06, 2021•36 min
In this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dr. Ron Gill and Dr. Hans Coetzee to discuss the use of remote drug delivery devices (RDD) or the administration of cattle medications using a dart typically via a firearm. RDDs have been utilized for a long time and historically were used in wildlife as well as to tranquilize animals. ...
Nov 30, 2021•57 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Justin Kieffer, former chair of the AABP Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues (CPBI). Dr. Kieffer led a team of AABP members in the development of the first bovine vaccination guidelines produced by AABP. We discuss the development of this resource document that is available exclusively to AABP members to assist them in developing vaccine protocols for beef and dairy operations. We discuss how veterinarians ca...
Nov 22, 2021•53 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich has a conversation with the candidates for the 2022 AABP Vice President election. The candidates are Dr. Dave Sjeklocha and Dr. Fred Muller. We ask the candidates to introduce themselves, tell us what being an AABP member has meant to them, ask their ideas about how AABP can support our members and improve recruitment and retention of cattle veterinarians, and what initiative they would support as a leader in the organization. We thank b...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min
In this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway to discuss cattle well-being. Dr. Herman works with the Beef Quality Assurance program. Dr. Edwards-Callaway is an associate professor at Colorado State University and studies livestock behavior and welfare. She gives a broad definition of animal welfare as loo...
Oct 18, 2021•39 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich reviews the final 2021 AABP 54th Annual Conference attendance numbers, how to access recorded sessions, and your CE certificate in this post-conference podcast. We encourage all attendees to provide feedback by going to https://www.sli.do/ or download the free Slido app. Go to the “Conference Feedback and Ideas” room and provide feedback and rate the conference. All members can provide input and ideas for future conferences. The 2022 Program Committee wi...
Oct 12, 2021•31 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses several tips and pointers for those who are attending the 54th AABP Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, or those who are attending virtually. Onsite registration for in-person attendance is available to AABP members. Virtual registration will remain open until Wednesday October 6 at 5 pm Mountain time. Go to this link to register for virtual attendance. All in-person and virtual attendees will receive a CE certificate fo...
Sep 27, 2021•28 min
Dr. Tom Portillo, Veterinary Research and Consulting Services, and Dr. Nathan Meyer, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, join AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich to discuss the results of a recent study published in the Bovine Practitioner. The objectives of the study were to test a range of post-treatment intervals in cattle naturally infected with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and treated with Zactran, a macrolide antimicrobial manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. The investigators a...
Sep 20, 2021•43 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Mark Hilton to share stories and discuss ways to enjoy veterinary practice. Hilton has worked in private mixed animal practice, academia at Purdue University, and currently as a technical services veterinarian with Elanco Animal Health. He has taught communication techniques to students while at Purdue and at AABP conferences. We discuss dealing with problem clients, both established and new. Dr. Hilton sugge...
Sep 13, 2021•51 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Kevin Lahmers, a veterinary pathologist from Virginia Tech, to discuss a disease recently introduced into the US. Theileria orientalis , and specifically the genotype ikeda , can cause clinical disease in affected cattle that present similarly to anaplasmosis. The majority of infected cattle are asymptomatic, however death can occur in 1-5% of cattle and anemia, fever, abortion and icterus. Lahmers states that often the disease is season...
Sep 06, 2021•29 min
Are you a practice owner who is struggling to understand the finances of your practice? Do you aspire to become an owner but want to implement change? Do you develop a practice culture that retains veterinarians and staff? In this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Lila Grallert, a 2018 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grallert joined a practice after graduation that she describes as an “adventure” job. She became the owner of the practice but fe...
Aug 30, 2021•35 min
In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Leah Weiss, PhD, a lecturer and author from Stanford University. Dr. Weiss is the author of the book “How We Work – Live Your Purpose, Reclaim your Sanity and Embrace the Daily Grind.” We discuss that work-life dichotomy can be destructive to our mental health and professional success. She suggests that the path to productivity and success is not to change jobs, compartmentalize feelings, or to create false professional ...
Aug 23, 2021•42 min
AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by three AABP members who are smaller-statured and in bovine practice. Our first guest is Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada who is a beef cattle veterinarian. Next, we are joined by Dr. Jon Higgins from Belle Mead, N.J. and is a cattle and small ruminant veterinarian. Our last guest is Dr. Lynne Acebey from Winslow, Ill. and she is in a mixed animal practice but works primarily with dairy cattle. Our guests provide OB tips, ...
Aug 09, 2021•25 min
Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Scott Poock, a veterinarian from the University of Missouri to discuss “beef on dairy” breeding which involves incorporating beef sires into dairy herds. Historically, dairy producers would utilize beef sires to improve calving ease and the perception that conception rates were higher with beef semen which is a misconception. In the US, about 25% of beef produced is from dairy breed animals which includes cull cows and dairy steers. Th...
Aug 02, 2021•34 min
Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two AABP members who are parents who are cattle veterinarians and also married to veterinarians. Dr. Amy Bartholomew practices in the northeast out of Cold Hollow Veterinary Services with her husband in Vermont. Dr. Mark Hardesty practices out of Maria Stein Veterinary Clinic in western Ohio. Both of our guests discuss their challenges and successes after raising children while practicing in their busy veterinary practices. We discuss finding a team to support you ...
Jul 26, 2021•54 min
Are you ready for an in-person bovine CE event? Join us in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 7-9, 2021 for the 54th AABP Annual Conference. Learn about everything that is happening at the conference in this episode where Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by AABP President Dr. Carie Telgen and Vice-President Dr. Pat Gorden who serves as the program chair for the conference. The theme of the conference is “Science with Practice” and sessions will offer clinical skills continuin...
Jul 19, 2021•45 min
Are your clients prepared for an environmental disaster or a market disruption? Is your veterinary clinic and family prepared? In this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Christine Navarre and Dr. Gaby Maier to discuss emergency preparedness. They suggest being proactive with your clients and incorporate emergency preparedness into your herd health plan. There are many types of disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, blizzards, loss of infrastructure, c...
Jul 12, 2021•44 min
