



The Bovine Vet Podcast: New World Screwworm Returns
New World screwworm has been detected in the United States, creating new challenges for veterinarians and livestock producers. In this special episode, Dr. Diane Kitchen, state epidemiologist for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, discusses what practitioners should know a…

A New Frontier in Cattle Synchronization
For decades, estradiol-based protocols have been central to fixed-time artificial insemination in beef cattle, but growing scrutiny of estrogenic compounds has prompted researchers to explore alternatives. In this episode, Dr. Jaswant Singh and Dr. Carlos Leonardi discuss their research on Cetrorel…

The Bovine Vet Podcast: Rethinking Deworming in Cattle
Routine, whole-herd deworming is giving way to a more strategic approach as veterinarians grapple with resistance, subclinical production losses, and changing management goals. In this episode, Dr. Megan Bollin and Dr. Nancy Jackson discuss diagnostics, refugia, combination therapy, and every day m…

The New Biology of Milk Fever
This episode brings together three expert perspectives to tackle milk fever from every angle. Together, they unpack why milk fever is more than just a calcium deficiency and how better transition cow management, nutrition and early intervention can reduce both clinical and subclinical cases.

The Bovine Vet Podcast: Genomic Testing & Herd Replacement Decisions
You can't see fertility, feed efficiency or disease risk, but genomics can. In this episode, host Andrea Bedford sits down with Dr. Tom Short and Dr. Kent Andersen to discuss how genomic testing is helping reduce risk, improve profitability and move from herd-level decisions to individual-animal pr…

The Bovine Vet Podcast: CattleCon Special
In a special episode coming from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention, I do a series of rapid-fire interviews with the companies behind the latest pharmaceuticals, tech, and equipment and finding the answer to the important question: How will these new products actually impact your …

The Bovine Vet Podcast: From mastitis detection to decision with technology
Mastitis detection has advanced rapidly, with new technology promising better outcomes. In this episode, we explore mastitis as a systems-level problem shaped by housing, labor, management decisions, and data interpretation, not just pathogens. Dr. Justin Hess, a bovine veterinarian in Michigan, an…