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WorldPOP Festival - Joe Olson

Let's Talk Conservation - March 03, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Today’s episode I talk to Joe Olson who has an incredible brain child for an environmental initiative called the WorldPOP Festival. This festival is to get people around the world to commit to making changes - large and small - that'll have an impact on helping their own environments, leading to...

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Tales From the Farm Vol 11

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - July 15, 2022 08:32 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
A long overdue update on what's been going on at Flying Goat Farm this spring/early summer. Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, [email protected], Insta: @goat_doc. Want another place to talk about goats online? Come say hi on the Disc...

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Registered Goats - Why?

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - June 03, 2022 08:11 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Why should we care about whether our goats are registered? It's more than just being able to say that your animal is "purebred" or not. In this episode, I talk about my experience and opinion about why you should register your goats. I'm obviously biased, but it may not be why you think someo...

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Dystocia

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - May 27, 2022 08:09 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Dystocia is our veterinary doctor word for difficult birth. (I guess maybe we call it something different for humans? I don't know, all species but one over here). In this episode I talk about different causes for dystocia, my experiences with what is more common in goats, and some dystocia do...

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Lookin' at Poop: Fecal Diagnostics

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - April 30, 2022 08:12 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Seems like we talk about poop a lot sometimes doesn't it. While I'm sure I've touched on fecal analysis as part of a parasite management program in the past, I thought I would take some time and talk about the different types of fecal analyses we have available to help assess and monitor parasi...

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Enteric Protozoa Part 2: Other Guys

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - April 23, 2022 08:08 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
While coccidia is the big player in problem protozoa for ruminants, there are a couple other guys I see around that I sometimes care about as well, so Entamoeba and Giardia get a couple minutes of attention in this episode and I also spend some time discussing considerations for treating enteric...

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Enteric Protozoa Part 1 : Coccidia

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - April 16, 2022 08:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
It's been a while, but I'm back for at least a few episodes to talk about enteric protozoans - single celled critters that live in the guts, and may or may not be a problem. First things first- Coccidia. I managed to get a little long winded here talking about these guys and options for treati...

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Episode 18 (Part 2): Mountain Goats

Intoxecology - December 18, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In part 2 of this episode, Ellie tells Katie all about mountain goats (which are not actually goats). For some reason, Katie and Ellie get into a fight about Fahrenheit and Celsius. Ellie gets very confused and upset, and it goes on for a really, really long time.  Email: intoxecologypodcast@gm...

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Episode 18 (Part 1): Baleen Into It

Intoxecology - November 13, 2021 12:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, Ellie and Katie kick off the episode with some light-hearted talk about dog death. Katie then tells Ellie all about blue whales and their weird wannabe-teeth made out of fingernail stuff. Ellie introduces Katie to Clive, our resident skeleton in the wellington, and for some reason the...

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A Little Look at Environmental Consulting - Elizabeth and Heidi

Let's Talk Conservation - October 13, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I am talking to friends and colleagues of mine about the world of Environmental Consulting. It is an industry that offers a variety of opportunities - from terrestrial to marine, field work to legislations, even research. It can be seen as if those of us in the industry have ‘sol...

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A Little Look at Environmental Consulting with Elizabeth and Heidi

Let's Talk Conservation - October 13, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode I am talking to friends and colleagues of mine about the world of Environmental Consulting. It is an industry that offers a variety of opportunities - from terrestrial to marine, field work to legislations, even research. It can be seen as if those of us in the industry have ‘sold...

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Episode 17: F This, I'm a Bear

Intoxecology - October 04, 2021 21:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
We're BACK, and we're sorry for the hiatus; we'll never leave you again, we promise. In this episode, Ellie tells Katie all about the polar bear before Katie discusses the giant tube worm. For some reason, talking about polar bears leads to a lengthy discussion about Neanderthals and how Ellie h...

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Breeding Season Thoughts 2021

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - October 01, 2021 08:34 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Talking a little pause from calcium to talk about the fall breeding season. The leaves are turning in Maine and in a strange turn of events, I finished my 2021 breeding plan several weeks before it's actually needed!!! #signsoftheapocalypse. This episode is just my thoughts about how I approa...

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Calcium - Overview & Regulation

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - August 20, 2021 08:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
This is the first of a couple of episodes talking about calcium. For this first episode, I go into the physiology (I think I kept it mostly under control) of where calcium hangs out in the body and the systems that regulate how much calcium is available for important life functions. The goal o...

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Tales From the Road/Clinic - July 2021

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - July 23, 2021 08:26 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
A departure from your more goat oriented podcast. In this episode I am going to tell you all about what is going on in the veterinary field as of this moment in July 2021. If you have not already been made aware, the veterinary profession all over the world is experiencing unprecedented and ov...

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Episode 16: Sugarwhally

Intoxecology - July 21, 2021 13:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, for the first time ever, Katie and Ellie struggle with their introductory ramblings. Katie then tells Ellie all about narwhals and their toothy horns, before Ellie talks about rats and how they help us in research and in plague-acquisition. Katie informs everyone about the plague pit ...

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Tales From the Farm Vol 10

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - July 16, 2021 08:22 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Devin and I recap what all has been going on over the winter and spring at the farm on a rainy truck ride up to my parents' house on the 4th of July. (Sorry about the windshield wiper noise!) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/go...

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Some Goat Health Topics That Could Use Some Clarification

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - July 09, 2021 08:09 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Got some stuff to clear up for people! You may already know some of these things, but I've had a few things bouncing around in my head lately that I hear people say, or do or read people talking about on the interweb that *aren't* quite right, so here's what I've got to say about those things! ...

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Buck Keeping

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - July 02, 2021 08:08 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
I got a couple of requests to talk about general buck keeping, so here we go! Also go check out Episode 39 for a more reproductive focused buck episode. This episode starts with a step back to talk about the "why" of keeping a buck, then my general nutrition recommendations, and then some of ...

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Episode 15: Stop Manateasing Me (with Ellen Weatherford)

Intoxecology - June 23, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, Ellie and Katie welcome a very special guest, Ellen Weatherford (Just the Zoo of Us), to Intoxecology. Ellen gives us a rundown of an animal close to her heart – the pangolin – before telling us about our animal of the week, the Florida manatee (... it has fingernails!!). True to form...

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Episode 14: Fisher Cats (with Sean Milnes)

Intoxecology - June 01, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, Katie and Ellie welcome friend and fellow podcaster, Sean Milnes (Fowl Mouths Podcast), to Intoxecology. Sean is a keen birder from Connecticut who's hopped on this week's episode to tell us all about the Fisher Cat (which is, to everyones surprise, not a bird, and also, somehow less ...

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Ducks Unlimited: Partnership and Bold Leadership For a Sustainable Future

Rediscovering the Power of Healthy Animals - Animal X-Factor - May 19, 2021 20:32 - 34 minutes
A healthier planet and people starts with healthy animals and collaboration. Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons joins Adam Putnam, CEO of Ducks Unlimited, to discuss how animal agriculture can be a solution to sustainability challenges and bold leadership that will help us create a healthier futur...

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Episode 13 (Part 2): Otterly Crazy

Intoxecology - May 09, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this long-awaited episode (sorry!), Katie tells Ellie all about sea otters with their purple bones and built-in pockets. Very cute, but not if you're an abalone. Beans does a lot of barking, and Ellie realises that she's got faster hands than any otter could ever dream of. Lots of swearing an...

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A New Look at Amazon Conservation - Quinn Meyer

Let's Talk Conservation - April 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A very special episode for me this week as we go to Peru, travelling to the Manu Biosphere Reserve to talk to Quinn Meyer, founder of the CREES foundation. I volunteered with CREES way back in 2009, and it was a trip that changed my life and has left a lasting impression. Quinn is a social anthr...

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History of UK Conservation

Let's Talk Conservation - April 14, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week we're back in the UK talking to countryside ranger and wildlife presenter, Ajay Tegala. Ajay has a degree in Environmental Conservation and nine years’ experience working in nature conservation. He was a ranger on Britain’s first coastal reserve, Blakeney Point for many years and curre...

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History of UK Conservation - Ajay Tegala

Let's Talk Conservation - April 14, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week we're back in the UK talking to countryside ranger and wildlife presenter, Ajay Tegala. Ajay has a degree in Environmental Conservation and nine years’ experience working in nature conservation. He was a ranger on Britain’s first coastal reserve, Blakeney Point for many years and curre...

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Let's Talk Other Conservation - Daniel Ward

Let's Talk Conservation - April 07, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
I am very happy to introduce Daniel Ward this week, a fellow Bangor Alum and friend. We discuss different approaches to conservation - what works, what isn’t and what direction could we go in. Change maker, big picture thinker and solution finder Dan is a forward thinking ecologist based in the ...

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Passive Transfer, Colostrum, etc Part 2, mostly FPT and the like.

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc - April 02, 2021 08:27 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
More Goat Talk about the whole passive transfer of maternal immunity for our goat kids coming at you in this episode. We talked about the actual amazing importance and complexity to the seemingly simple system of goat kids drinking colostrum in the first 24 hours of their lives in Part 1, so in...

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K9s for Warriors: What service dogs do for our veterans

Rediscovering the Power of Healthy Animals - Animal X-Factor - April 01, 2021 12:23 - 23 minutes
More than 20 veterans die from suicide every day in the U.S. This is as wrong as it is shocking – that the men and women who will give their lives for this country come back and take their own. Jeff Simmons sat down last week with the CEO of K9s For Warriors, Rory Diamond, and Greg Well...

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Episode 13 (Part 1): Domestic Doggos

Intoxecology - March 31, 2021 21:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Episode 13 has been split into 2 parts because Katie and Ellie do not understand the concept of time. The hosts kick off the episode by, unsurprisingly, talking about things they have no business talking about - the stock market(?) and then Ellie tells Katie all about the domestic dog and the pr...