
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

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Feeder calf value with Dr John Hutchenson
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "Doc Talk". I'm glad you joined us. We're gonna have a great show. Dr. John Hutchenson's here with us today. We're gonna talk about some of the data that they've gathered working with Superior Livestock to find out things that people are paying more for, maybe some things they aren't paying as much for, for your calves when they're going into the sale ring, or going on the auction on the video, and then coming out to our feed yards. So stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Respiratory disease pathology with Dr Dan Thomson
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to Doc Talk. Thanks for joining me today. Today we're going to talk about Bovine Respiratory Disease. We'll talk about everything from gathering a history on a group, to what we see in the pen, to what we see in the chute. Going to be a good show, stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Beef on Dairy cross cattle with Dr. Garland Dahlke
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to Doc Talk. We're gonna have a great show today. Dr. Garland Dahlke is joining us from the Iowa Beef Center. We're gonna talk about beef, dairy, cross cattle, some of the differences in production, some of the differences in outcomes. Really excited to have him on the show. Stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Weeds, water and cattle with Dr Steve Ensley
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to Doc Talk. I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. Thanks for joining us today. Today, we're gonna have a great show. We have Dr. Steve Ensley, from Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Lab where he leads the toxicology section. Today, we're gonna talk about blue-green algae. So stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Good practices at the processing barn with Dr. Deanna Hardee
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "Doc Talk." We're gonna have a great show. Dr. Deana Hardee is with us, and we're gonna talk about processing procedures, different types of things that you're gonna do when you're working your cattle. It's gonna be a great show. Stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Bud box and single file design with Dr. Kip
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "DocTalk." Thanks for joining us today. It's gonna be a great show. Dr. Kip Lukasiewicz is gonna join us. We're gonna talk about designs to get the cattle from the staging pins to the chute. We have a world's expert with us. Stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Bred Heifers in a feedlot with Dr Dan Thomson
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to Doc Talk. Today we're gonna have a show talking about what we do with those heifers when they get to the feed yard and they're bred. It's something that nobody wants to deal with, but we need to.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Heifer Development with Dr Ray Stegeman
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, Dr. Dan here. Welcome to the show. We're here in Saint Thomas, Missouri. We're at Osage Veterinary Clinic with Dr. Ray Stegeman and we're gonna have a great show. We're gonna talk about heifer development and a lot of different things with Dr. Stegeman. He's a member of the PAC organization. We met through the executive vet program, but he's just been a wealth of knowledge and a great colleague. So stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Breeding Soundness Exams with Dr. Randall Spare
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "DocTalk." We're gonna have a great show today. We have Dr. Randall Spare from Ashland Veterinary Center. He's gonna be here to talk about breeding soundness exams, fertility testing bulls and much more. He's a great friend, a great colleague. Stay tuned.

Friday Sep 15, 2023
Preventing Heat Stress with Dr Dan Thomson
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey, folks. Welcome to DocTalk. I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. Thanks for joining me. We're gonna talk about heat stress. We're gonna talk about clinical signs, prevention, treatment. Thanks for joining me. I hope you enjoy the show. Hey, folks.