Bovine Science with BCI

Latest Episodes
Tox Talk: 11 Lame Cows
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 going lame? Find out on this episode of Tox Talk a B
Herd Health: Mystery of Open Heifers
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. Brad White and Dr. Larson discuss how this happened
Diving into Diets: Patch Burning
This episode of Diving into Diets Dr. Phillip Lancaster brings a research paper which studies patch burning. They discuss how patch burning affects the nutrition value added for cattle. They also disc
After the Abstract: Liver Abscess Control
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 liver abscesses and decrease antimicrobial use in fin
Herd Health: Case Study on Open Cows
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 the bottom of this case as well as what you may do
After the Abstract: Hemotropic Mycoplasma
Dr. Brian Lubbers is back with another research article from the Journal of Dairy Science. This research looks at prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasma in heifers on Michigan farms. Dr. Lubbers and Dr.
Herd Health: Ultrasound Technology
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 this technology could mean for the future of analyzin
Diving into Diets: Reducing Methane
In this episode Dr. Phillip Lancaster and Dr. Brad White are talking about methane emissions. Dr. Lancaster also brings an article out of Australia which looks at adjusting grazing systems to reduce t
Tox Talk: Death in a Dry Lot
In order to gain some weight 16 cows are put in a dry lot on feed, one morning the producer sees they havent eaten and the next morning 8 of them are dead. Dr. Scott Fritz and Dr. Brad White get to t
Herd Health: Bull Fertility
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 into a paper from Assumpo and Hamilton. This resear