Cattle Chat

Cattle Chat


Calving Season, Clostridium Perfringens, Starting Calves

July 11, 2025

Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! In this week’s episode of Cattle Chat, the team is joined by Dr. Billy Brown, assistant professor in dairy cattle nutrition. They start the episode with a debate on when the best time is to calve out cows. Next, the crew answers a question from a listener who had a calf diagnosed with overeating disease. Finally Billy talks about some of his research on supplements and calves.

2:33 Calving Season Debate

12:13 Listener Questions: Overeating

17:21 Starting Calves with Distillers Grains

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