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 ge...
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. W...
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 method...
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 f...
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 g...
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 s...
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 i...
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 ca...
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...
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 associ...
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 backgrou...
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 preve...
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 ope...
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...
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 stud...
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 it...
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 ...
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,...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 w...
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...
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 effec...
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 a...
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 ca...
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 che...
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 calve...
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 ...
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....
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 i...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 hei...
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 rese...
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 catt...
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. La...
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 the...
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 fer...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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....
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 disc...
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 S...
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...
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 technolo...
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...
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: Case-control...
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 t...
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...
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 resea...
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...
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 ga...
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 respect...
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 tow...
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 W...
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 rig...
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. ...
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 –...
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 da...
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 formu...
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 sco...
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 clini...
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 be...
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 st...
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 b...
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 episod...
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 bl...
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 farmw...
Diving into Diets: Forage Utilization
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss how to get more grazing days and how to...
Herd Health: Pre-Weaning Disease in Herds
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s spring! For a spring calving herd its full optimism. New calves on the ground getting ready t...
Tox Talk: 4 Dead Heifers
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50 first-calf heifers out grazing in early spring still being fed hay every other day. All the heife...
After the Abstract: Lameness in Feedlot Cattle
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Economic Impacts of La...
Tox Talk: Neurologic Signs and Acute Death
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
17 cow-calf pairs are in a dry lot. When all of a sudden the calves start developing neurologic sign...
After the Abstract: Does Swab Type Matter?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Does swab type matter?...
Herd Health: Vaccines
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the impact of vaccinating beef and dairy cattle for bacterial pathogens? Find out on this e...
Tox Talk: Valuable Heifer
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A very valuable first calf heifer who had her calf earlier this spring was out with the bulls. Last ...
Diving into Diets: Bull Nutrition
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White to learn more about managing bull nutrition throughout ...
After the Abstract: Early Diagnosis of Pneumonia
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at Short Communication: Ci...
Herd Health: Reproduction
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pregnancy rates and calving season timing are really important factors for success in beef cow-calf ...
Herd Health: Bovine Theriogenology
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A frequently asked question is-are cattle seasonally breeders why or why not? Tune in to this episod...
Herd Health: Bull Soundness Exam
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A frequently asked question is what do we do with those bulls that were previously good and mature. ...
Bovine Sciences Special Edition
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Winter is often meeting season and at meetings there are opportunities to hear some of the latest fi...
Diving Into Diets: Thin Cows
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Philip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White as they discuss thin cows in this episode of Bovine Sci...
Tox Talk: Ergot Bulls
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s late summer and it’s time to get the bulls ready for the fall breeding season. There were 2...
The Comatose Calf
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s late February, a cow-calf client who finished calving, about a week ago, was riding through t...
Tox Talk: Pica Cornstalks and 4 Dead
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s early November, the cows have just come off grass and turned onto cornstalks. The weather is ...
Herd Health: Calf Scours
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss calf scours – one of the ...
Tox Talk: Unknown Problems and Answers
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
50 cows were grazing on cornstalks with a creek and woods running through it. On Sunday afternoon 9 ...
Diving into Diets: Alternative Heifer Development
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When raising replacement heifers what kind of rate of gain should a producer look for, what are thei...
The Jumpy Cow
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s late January the wind is blowing and it’s cold. There is a 6 year old purebred Simmental co...
After the Abstract: Understanding Pathogens in Bovine Respiratory Disease
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at lower respiratory tract...
Tox Talk: Processing
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Processing went well. Right after weaning 35 calves were processed with no problems and completed in...
Diving into Diets: How to Extend the Grazing Season
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hay prices are up and in some parts of the country hay is in short supply; which leads to the questi...
Herd Health: Heifer Consulting
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herd Health Dr. Bob Larson and Dr. Brad White discuss heifer raising gone wrong w...
After the Abstract: Bovine Respiratory Disease & Therapy
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Brad White as they discuss a paper looking at factors associated with...