Bovine Science with BCI
Episodes
After the Abstract: Methylene Blue Withdrawal in Cattle
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of BCI After the Abstract, the veterinarians explore a pharmacokinetic study on the use of methylene blue in cattle to determine safe...
Diving into Diets: Organic vs. Inorganic Minerals in Beef Cattle
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diving Into Diets on Bovine Science with BCI, the experts discuss a 2025 meta-analysis comparing organic and inorganic trace miner...
Research Update: Maddie Mancke and Scours ManagementÂ
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the team discusses research on reducing heat stress in feedlot cattle and best practices for managing ca...
After the Abstract: Managing Johne’s Disease in Beef Herds
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of After the Abstract reviews a 2025 study on managing Johne’s disease in beef cattle using different testing and culling strategies i...
Herd Health: Modified Live Vaccines at Synchronization
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health, the experts review a 2025 study evaluating whether modified live virus (MLV) vaccines can be given at the time of CID...
Tox Talk: Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Tox Talk, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz discuss a case where eight bred cows were moved into a barn ahead of a winter storm a...
Diving into Diets: Phosphorus and Calcium in Lactating Beef Cows
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diving into Diets, the discussion examines how different phosphorus and calcium diets affect phosphorus retention, milk compositio...
Herd Health: Synchronization Strategies for Heifers and Cows
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Herd Health explores how cattle producers and veterinarians can choose the most effective estrus synchronization and fixed-time AI pr...
After the Abstract: Predicting Bovine Respiratory Disease with Water Intake
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About the Abstract, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Todd Gunderson discussed a study that tested whether water intake can predict bovine re...
Diving into Diets: Volatile Fatty Acids
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Dividing into Diets, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Philip Lancaster explore how a ruminant’s diet influences the production of volatile fatty acids (VF...
Herd Health: Estrus Synchronization Protocols in Heifers vs. Cows
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Herd Health, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson discuss how to choose the best synchronization protocol for artificial insemin...
Herd Health: Heifer Selection Strategies
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Herd Health, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson discuss a 2025 study in the Canadian Journal of Animal Science on factors influencing heifer replac...
About the Abstract: Bovine Coronavirus
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brad White and Dr. Todd Gunderson discuss a study on bovine coronavirus and its role in respiratory disease in cattle. The study, published in Fr...
Diving into Diets: Grazing Behavior
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Diving into Diets Dr. Brad White and Dr. Philip Lancaster discuss a 2025 study on grazing behavior in cattle, focusing on...
Herd Health: Passive Transfer
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson discuss the failure of passive transfer in beef herds, highlighting differences from dairy cattle. Risk factors inc...
About the Abstract: Antimicrobial Metaphylaxis Study
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In About the Abstract, the experts discuss a study by Cordial and Carrie (2024) in the Journal of Animal Science, which compared the impact of metaph...
Guest Dr. Cassandra Olds: What is Theileria, How is Theileria Transmitted, Heifer Development
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, guest Dr. Cassandra Olds continues the discussion of Theileria, a tick- and fly-borne parasite affecting U.S. cat...
Tox Talk: Sudden Death in Fall-Calving Herd
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Tox Talk episode, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz review a case involving six dead calves out of 38 fall-calving cow–calf pairs on pastu...
Herd Health: Diagnosing an Aborted Fetus
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson discuss a case where a client found an aborted fetus in their herd. Dr. Larson suggests identifying the aborting animal,...
Herd Health: Weaned Calved with Bloody Diarrhea
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Herd Health, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White talk about a ranch that reported weaned calves with bloody diarrhea after being...
Diving into Diets: Essential Oils in Feed Rations Part 3
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diving into Diets, Dr. Brad White and Dr. Phillip Lancaster finish up the essential oils in feed rations series with another articl...
Diving into Diets: Essential Oils in Rations, Part 2
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, Dr. Phillip Lancaster continues the series with an article that looks into the use of essential oils in feed ration...
Tox Talk: High Culling Rates
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 2,000 cow dairy is seeing high culling rates due to lameness but not the typical lameness they are used to. What is wrong? Dr. Brad White and Dr. Sc...
Diving into Diets: Essential Oils in Feed Rations
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings an article that looked into the use of essential oils in feed rations. The experts go ...
Herd Health
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss nutritional plans for your cow herd through the winter. They go through ...
After the Abstract: Backfat and BSEs
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of After the Abstract, Dr. Todd Gunderson brings a research article which looks at the effects of backfat thickness on results of a br...
Diving into Diets: Yeast
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings an article which looks at feeding live yeast. This episode is based on a listener ques...
Pasture Pulse: Lame Calves
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this edition Dr. Brad White is joined by Dr. Matt Miesner to discuss lame calves. When a calf gets stepped on, kicked or ran over it can be a cost...
Tox Talk: Death of Young Calves
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a large dairy operation finds seven young calves dead, they seek help from the toxicologists. What happened and how can they prevent it from happ...
After the Abstract: Tritrichomonas
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on After the Abstract Todd Gunderson brings an article which analyzes the different methods for tritrichomonas testing in bulls. They break ...
Diving into Diets: Bromaform
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bovine Science Phillip Lancaster and Brad White discuss a recent research paper from UC Davis which looks at a bromoform based feed...
Herd Health: Value of Records
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss keeping records. They go through surveys which analyzed which records are...
Tox Talk: Collecting Samples
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this unique episode of Tox Talk Dr. Brad White and Dr. Scott Fritz walk through how to collect samples to send into toxicology. They will discuss ...
After the Abstract: Bovine Veterinarian Survey
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of After the Abstract, Dr. Todd Gunderson brings a research article which looks at income and job satisfaction among bovine practition...
Tox Talk: Nodule Liver
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over a couple of weeks 8 cows die in a 200 cow herd. The only clue is a nodule on the liver. What cause the death? Dr. Scott Fritz explains on this ep...
Tox Talk: Shells in the Stomach
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a big thunderstorm some calves are found dead and some found sick. What caused it and why were the cows not affected? Dr. Brad White and Dr. Sco...
Herd Health: Preweaned BRD
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss the risk factors associated with BRD in preweaned calves. They discuss pa...
Diving into Diets: Alternative Backgrounding
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings an article which looked into backgrounding steers in the Nebraska sand hills. The exper...
Tox Talk: Ponderosa Pine
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a large snow storm 34 cows have aborted their calves. What caused this and how can it be prevented in the future? Find out on this episode of To...
Herd Health: Another Case of Open Heifers
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brad White and Dr. Bob Larson are back to discuss a case where a producer had 20% of heifers open. They explore potential causes behind this repro...
Pasture Pulse: Calf Scours
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Matt Miesner is back to discuss calf scours. Dr Miesner brings some tips on rehydrating calves, the options avai...
After the Abstract: Detecting BRD
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on After the Abstract, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White break down a cutting-edge study that explores how technology can help detect bov...
Diving into Diets: Sorghum Silage
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science, we delve into the intricacies of sorghum silage processing and its impact on beef heifer nutrition. Our discussion ...
Pasture Pulse: Hardware Disease
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the newest edition of Bovine Science, Pasture Pulse. For this edition Dr. Brad White is joined by Dr. Matt Miesner to discuss cattle healt...
Tox Talk: Poisoned Heifer
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When this producer goes to move his heifers he finds one dead and others ill. With no obvious clues, what caused the heifer to die and could this happ...
After the Abstract: Nasal Pathobiome Abundance
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of After the Abstract Dr. Brian Lubbers brings in a hefty research paper which aims to compare nasal microbiome community diversity an...
Diving into Diets: Feed Digestibility
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our hosts discuss the affects of pregnancy on digestion in beef cattle. They look at passage rate and extent of digestibility. Dr. Lan...
Herd Health: Purebred Cows are Open
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Bob Larson brings a case study where a producer had only their purebred cattle open and not crossbred. Dr. Larso...
Tox Talk: Spring Turnout Gone Wrong
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Four dead calves found in a pasture after being turned out for the spring. What caused it, and why were no cows affected? Find out on this episode of ...
After the Abstract: Caprine Science
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this unique episode of Bovine Science Dr. Brian Lubbers brings a research paper studying mastitis in dairy goats. Listen as Dr. Lubbers and Dr. Bra...
Diving into Diets: Direct Fed Microbial
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings a research article studying the effects of a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial on dig...
Herd Health: Pregnancy Loss Factors
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What causes 30-40% of pregnancies to not have a live calf? Dr. Bob Larson brings a research report article which summarizes a lot of information on pr...
Tox Talk: Eight Found in a Field
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After moving 700 pound stocker cattle to crop residue the producer found eight of them dead. What caused it, and can they put animals out there again?...
Tox Talk: 14 Dead in Snow
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This producer moves his cows out to cornstalks and the next day gets a big snow. When he goes to check on them the next day there are 14 dead. Dr. Sco...
Diving into Diets: Neonatal Diet
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings us an article out of China that looks at what effects diet has on calves rumination and overall health. The study looks a...
Herd Health: Open Cows
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health a Bovine Science podcast Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White breakdown open cows. They talk about how to figure out what ...
After the Abstract: Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Brian Lubbers brings a research paper requested by a listener. This paper published in the Journal of Animal Sci...
Tox Talk: 11 Lame Cows
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As this producer gets ready for the snow they discover that 11 of their cows are lame. What caused it, and how can they keep the other 30 cows from go...
Herd Health: Mystery of Open Heifers
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bob Larson brings us another mysterious episode of Herd Health a Bovine Science podcast. In this episode we have 20% of a herd come up open. Dr. B...
Diving into Diets: Patch Burning
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Diving into Diets Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings a research paper which studies patch burning. They discuss how patch burning affects th...
After the Abstract: Liver Abscess Control
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Lubbers brings a great new research paper titled “Use of a novel direct-fed microbial as an alternative for tylosin phosphate to control l...
Herd Health: Case Study on Open Cows
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this mysterious episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson brings in a case study with replacement heifers coming up 65% open. Find out how they got to ...
After the Abstract: Hemotropic Mycoplasma
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Lubbers is back with another research article from the Journal of Dairy Science. This research looks at prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasma ...
Herd Health: Ultrasound Technology
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson brings an article studying Doppler ultrasounds on cattle. Dr. Brad White and Dr. Larson discuss what thi...
Diving into Diets: Reducing Methane
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White are talking about methane emissions. Dr. Lancaster also brings an article out of Australia wh...
Tox Talk: Death in a Dry Lot
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In order to gain some weight 16 cows are put in a dry lot on feed, one morning the producer sees they haven’t eaten and the next morning 8 of them a...
Herd Health: Bull Fertility
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Herd Health a Bovine Science podcast with BCI our hosts discuss research on bull fertility. Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White dive int...
After the Abstract: Neurologic Case Report
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of After the Abstract Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White go over a case report to see how practitioners are diagnosing neurologic di...
Diving into Diets: Vitamin A
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diving into Diets a Bovine Science Podcast Dr. White and Dr. Lancaster look at a research paper about the guidelines for supplement...
Tox Talk: Box of Tissue
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the initial call Dr. Scott Fritz receives a box of cattle to determine what caused 30% death loss after heifers were put out on grass. Find out how...
After the Abstract: A.I.
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of After the Abstract Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White look at a research paper from the Journal of Dairy Science. This research u...
Diving into Diets: Late Gestational Nutrition
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Diving into Diets a Bovine Science Podcast Dr. White and Dr. Lancaster look at a research paper about the effects of poor nutrition...
Tox Talk: Flying Scapula
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yearling heifers are found walking odd after being moved to a grass pasture. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White get to the bottom of this case in this...
Herd Health: Keeping Records
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health a Bovine Science Podcast our hosts discuss keeping records. They discuss how much data you may want to share and collec...
After the Abstract: Measuring Pain
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we determine the amount of pain in cattle? Today’s episode of After the Abstract a Bovine Science podcast looks at a research paper that answ...
Diving into Diets: Feeding Rye Grain
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can we use rye grain to finish cattle? In this episode of Bovine Science Dr. Lancaster and Dr. White look into a research paper covering this topic. W...
Herd Health: Using the Omics
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With new genomic technology being used for Holstein cattle in the dairy industry, will this technology assist with fertility in the beef cattle indust...
Tox Talk: Pasture Rotation
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a normal pasture rotation the next morning most of the herd is found dead. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White analyze this abnormal case and dis...
After the Abstract: Bovine Anaplasmosis
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White deep dive into a recently published paper titled:Â Case-control study to identify management practices associated...
Diving into Diets: Feeding Weaned Calves
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White sit down and discuss feed intake in weaned calves and ways that producers can affect the intake. Tune in to th...
Tox Talk: Overnight Death
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
40 cows were put out on corn stalks and the next morning 8 are dead. What caused their death and how could it have been prevented? Dr. Scott Fritz and...
After the Abstract: Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlots on Arrival
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bovine Science by BCI Dr. Brad White and Dr. Brian Lubbers discuss a recent research paper regarding risk of treatment of bovine re...
Herd Health: Trace Minerals
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of Herd Health: a Bovine Science with BCI podcast, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss the importance of trace minerals and bein...
Diving into Diets: Methane Emissions
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A big conversation topic today is methane emissions. How does the beef industry affect greenhouse gas emissions and what are we doing to help. Dr. Phi...
After the Abstract: Two Vaccines
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if simultaneously giving two modified live vaccines will affect their respective efficacies? In this After the Abstract: a Bovi...
Tox Talk: Two Dead Cows
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two 10-year-old cull cows were placed into a small pasture to put some weight on before going to town. Two weeks later, they are both dead with no cli...
Herd Health: A.I. Protocols
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last edition of Herd Health: a Bovine Science with BCI podcast, Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discussed AI (artificial intelligence). Durin...
Diving into Diets: Carbohydrates/Energy
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do all classes of cattle have in common? One answer is that they all share the need for the right amount of carbohydrates/energy in their diets t...
Tox Talk: 40% Death Loss
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
40% death loss occurs in only the young calves belonging to first-calf heifers within a large herd. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White analyze this ab...
After the Abstract: Down Cows
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every cattle producer deals with down cows at some point in their career. The fate of the animal – in most cases – is grim. This episode of After ...
Herd Health: Machine Learning
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last couple of years, artificial intelligence and machine learning have become a part of daily life for most people. From self-driving cars t...
Diving into Diets: Protein
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With most cows out on grass, now is the perfect time for producers to start thinking ahead and formulating rations for later in the year. A major comp...
Depressed Calf
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A producer brings a depressed calf and its dam to Dr. Matt Miesner from a herd with a history of scours. Initially, he thought it was a cut-and-dry ca...
Tox Talk: No Clinical Signs
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two months into the calving season, multiple calves within a 40 head herd randomly die with no clinical signs. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White get ...
After the Abstract: To Precondition or not to Precondtion
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White deep dive into a recently published paper titled: Comparison between a complete preconditioning programme and con...
Herd Health: Stress and Reproduction
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Breeding season has begun for some and is just around the corner for others. Learn more about how stress affects fertility and the success of an artif...
Diving into Diets: Mature Bull Nutrition
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White sit down and discuss how to manage the nutrition of mature bulls to keep them healthy during the offseason and...
Herd Health: Multisire Pastures
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Multisire pastures and how do we manage them throughout the breeding season. Find out on this episode of Herd Health with Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad ...
Water Belly Bull
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple bulls are in a dry lot pen in the off season. One bull starts to act depressed and maybe bloated. Listen to Dr. Matt Miesner and Dr. Brad Whi...
After the Abstract: Training Program & Antimicrobial Drug Usage
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Effect of a dairy farmworker stewardship training program on antimicrobia...