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
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Hey, folks, welcome to "Doc Talk." I'm Dr. Dan Thomson, and today we're going to talk about common feed additives. We're going to talk about things that help reduce acidosis, that reduce bloat, that suppress estrous, and many more. Thanks for joining me today and stay tuned.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to Doc Talk. Today we have Dr. JD Folsom here from Rexburg, Idaho, with Cattle Health and Reproduction Services and we're talking about pregnancy testing, interpretation of those pregnancy tests, and much more. He's a great wealth of information, so stay tuned.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to DocTalk. I'm Dr. Dan Thomson. Today we have Dr. Che Trejo here talking about receiving high-risk calves and their management. Stay tuned.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "Doc Talk." We have a great show. We're talking about something we do every day in the beef industry, and that's castrate calves. We'll talk about when we do it, why we do it and some new technology that's on the market to help us do it better. Thanks for watching and stay tuned.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to, "DocTalk." We're excited to have Dr. Justin Brown here today, and we're gonna talk about certified sampling in the swine industry. Something that has huge implications across all commodity groups. And Iowa State University's the first and we'll be right back with Dr. Brown.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey folks, welcome to "DocTalk." We have a great show. We have my friend Dr. Kip Lukasiewicz who's a veterinarian and an expert in cattle facilities that's going to join us today. We are going to start a series on cattle handling facilities and much more with Dr. Kip. Glad you joined us.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Hey, folks, welcome to "DocTalk." We're gonna have a great show. My friend and colleague, Dr. Nels Lindberg. I'm starting again. Hey, folks, welcome to "DocTalk." We're gonna have a great show. Thanks for joining us.
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
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
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.