Show Notes
Routine, whole-herd deworming is giving way to a more strategic approach as veterinarians grapple with resistance, subclinical production losses, and changing management goals. In this episode, Dr. Megan Bollin and Dr. Nancy Jackson discuss diagnostics, refugia, combination therapy, and every day management practices shaping the future of parasite control in cattle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Body condition scoring has traditionally given veterinarians a snapshot of where a cow is at a particular point in lactation. New automated systems can provide scores continuously, creating an opportunity to track trajectories, identify outliers and combing body condition score data with other herd information. In this episode, Dr. Joaquin Azocar of DeLaval and Nicole Mozeliak of Herd-i discuss what continuous data can tell veterinarians, how it could change herd health decision-making and where precision dairy is headed next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we take a closer look at how dairy producers are detecting and managing lameness. Tyler Ribeiro of Rib Arrow Dairy shares how mobility monitoring has changed the way his farm identifies problems and responds to cows, while Jayden Palmer of J&L Hoof Products offers a broader perspective on hoof health, emerging technology and where lameness management is headed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this special episode, we're bringing you practical takeaways from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners 2026 Annual Conference with veterinarians sharing new tools, techniques and approaches that can help improve cattle health and veterinary practice. Covering topics from targeted thoracic ultrasound and cattle restraint to feed additives and recycled manure bedding, with a focus on what's new, how it works and where these innovations fit into everyday bovine practice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Dr. John Kastelic, professor emeritus of theriogenology at the University of Calgary, for a deep dive into the science and practice of bull fertility. From breeding soundness exams and ultrasonography to heat stress, early-life nutrition and emerging technologies, Kastelic shares practical insights gained over decades of research and clinical experience. Learn what today's BSE can — and can't — tell you, how new diagnostic tools are changing fertility evaluation, and why a bull's reproductive potential begins long before breeding season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bovine respiratory disease remains one of the biggest health challenges facing the cattle industry, despite decades of research and advances in prevention and treatment. In this episode, Dr. Paige Schmidt-Rios and Dr. Melissa Cantor explore both sides of the equation. Dr. Schmidt-Rios shares practical insights into diagnosing and treating BRD in today's feedlots, while Dr. Cantor discusses development of the CalfHealth system, an innovative research project using behavior monitoring and artificial intelligence to identify calves before clinical signs appear. Together, they examine where BRD management stands today and where new technology could take it next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.