Welcome to DocTalk! Every week our host, Dr. Dan Thomson, brings his knowledge of animal agriculture to our viewers as he and his guests discuss current issues facing the animal ag industry. Topics range from food animal welfare and management to animal ag research, carbon-foot printing issues, companion animal health and the many ways American farmers and ranchers keep our food supply safe.
Episodes
Monday Jul 10, 2023
A lesson on EPD’s with Mark Gardner
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks welcome to DocTalk. Today on the show Mark Gardiner is going to walk us through expected progeny difference, or EPDs. Learn what they are and some things associated with them. Thanks for watching.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Confinement Cow Calf Operations with Dr. Dan Thomson
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks. Welcome to Doc Talk, I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. And today we're gonna have a show talking about confinement cow calf operations. It's something that we're seeing more and more pop up in the Midwest, Missouri, Iowa, Eastern Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota. Beef on dairy or whether it's just straight beef. We're seeing more and more confinement cow calf operations.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Vaccines with Dr Dan Thomson
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to the show today. You're stuck with me. I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. We're gonna fly solo, but we're gonna talk about viral vaccines. IBRs, BVD, BRSV, Pi3. Stay tuned, we're gonna learn about internasal, perennial, killed, modified live and much more.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
IDEXX Alerty’s On Farm Pregnancy Test with Dr. Jim Rhoades
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks. Welcome to DocTalk. Dr. Dan Thomson here. It's gonna be a great show today. Our guest, Dr. Jim Rhoades. And we're gonna talk about IDEXX's new test. A new technology they bring to you OnFarm, called Alertys to help you check the pregnancy status of your heifers and your cows. Stay tuned.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Uterine prolapses in beef cattle with Dr. Mitch Hiscocks
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "DocTalk." I'm Dr. Dan Thomson, we're gonna have a great show today. Our guest, Dr. Mitch Hiscocks, and we're gonna talk about something that you are familiar with. If you're in the beef industry, and you have cow calf, we're gonna talk about uterine prolapses. Stay tuned, it's gonna be a great show. We'll be right back after these messages.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Day one calf managment with Dr. Chris Reinhardt
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks. Welcome to DocTalk. Thanks for joining me, Dr. Dan here, we're gonna have a great show with Dr. Chris Reinhardt. For those of you that are in places where it snows, it's gonna be a fun one to talk about. It's talking about prevention of cold stress in beef calves. And even if you don't live where it snows, it can get cold and those cattle aren't acclimated, it might be more important for you. Stay tuned and enjoy the show.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Proper implant techniques in cattle
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey, folks, welcome to "Doc Talk." We're gonna have a great show, I hope, today. We're gonna talk about proper implanting procedures and steroid implants in general. I got some props, got some tools. We're gonna talk about how to get those in the ear, not have abscesses, not have bunched implants, and much, much more. You're watching "Doc Talk," and we'll be right back.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Crude protein in cattle diets
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to DocTalk. We're gonna have a great show. Our guest is Dr. Dan Loy here from Iowa State university's Department of Animal Science. We're gonna talk about nutrition and we're gonna talk specifically about protein and crude protein. It's gonna be a great show. We're glad you joined us. Stay tuned and we'll be right back.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Feed mixing and management with Dr. Dan Loy
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey, folks, welcome to DocTalk, I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. Today's gonna be a great show. We're gonna be right here at Iowa State University at the Beef Nutrition Farm with Dr. Dan Loy. We're gonna talk about different things that can go on, not only on how you mix your feed, but how you can make sure that your mix is adequate.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Lice issues in cattle with Dr. Dan
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Hey folks, Dr. Dan here. Thanks for joining me today. Today we're going to have a show talking about lice and how to prevent and control lice in cattle. Hot topic during some cold days, so stay tuned.