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Gathering the Herd for the 55th AABP Annual Conference
June 20, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the 2022 AABP program chair and AABP President-Elect Dr. Sandra Godden, and AABP President Dr. Pat Gorden, to discuss the 55th AABP Annual Conference September 22-24, 2022, in Long Beach, Calif. The theme for the conference is a nod to our desire to get together as cattle veterinarians again after two years of challenges for “Gathering the Herd”. Gorden discusses the board’s decision to offer the conference in-person only and the challe...
Managing heat stress in dairy cattle
June 13, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the “father and grandfather of cow comfort”, Dr. Gordie Jones. Jones has developed his bovine veterinary career into a cow comfort consultant, designing facilities to maximize cow comfort. Today we discuss heat stress in dairy cows and how to cool cows in a variety of facilities and environments. We discuss that cows are happiest at around 40 degrees F and cooling cows and their environment is critical to manage the effects of heat stres...
Managing heat stress in feedlot cattle
June 06, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Dan Thomson from the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University to discuss the effects and mitigation strategies resulting from heat stress in feedlot cattle. We discuss that heavy and black-hided cattle are at increased risk of heat stress, and control strategies should first target these groups of cattle when the temperature-humidity index (THI) is greater than 70 degrees F. Thomson states that the first thing cattle wil...
Johne's disease in beef cattle
May 30, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Drew Magstadt from Iowa State University to discuss Johne's disease in beef cattle. Johne's disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis that studies have shown affects up to 50% of cow-calf herds, however a small percent of animals are infected (3% to 8%). Magstadt discusses some of the unique challenges of combating this disease in cow-calf herds where calves are raised with the adult cows, contrasted with calf separa...
Implant strategies for beef production
May 23, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Matt Quinn from Feedlot Health Management Services located in Alberta, Canada. Quinn has a PhD in ruminant nutrition from Texas A&M University and provides his expertise on what implants are and how they can be used in all sectors of the beef industry to improve average daily gain and feed efficiency. Quinn describes the different categories of implants which include estrogenic, androgenic and combination products. He also describes ...
Cattle Fever Ticks
May 16, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Dee Ellis, a veterinarian at Texas A&M University and who was previously the Texas state veterinarian. Ellis discusses the Texas Cattle Fever tick, species Rhipicephalus microplus and R. annulatus. He describes the history of the tick control program, which dates from more than 150 years ago with the quarantine zone in south Texas established in 1943. Currently, more than 1 million acres are in the quarantine zone. The ...
Minimize rumen acidosis with Mega e sponsored by Lactipro
May 09, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThis edition of “Have you Herd” is sponsored by Lactipro. Lactipro harnesses the power of Mega e, a superior lactic acid utilizer, enabling beef and dairy producers to support healthy rumen function. Lactipro places a large number of Mega e into its native environment, the rumen, where it immediately begins targeting lactic acid. To learn more about the science behind Lactipro, visit https://msbiotec.com/lactipro. Our guest is Dr. Jane Leedle, a ruminant microbiologist. Leedle discusses her ...
Rural veterinarian shortage, recruitment and retention
May 02, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Brad White from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. White is also the chair of the AABP Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee. In this episode, we discuss studies and surveys on the topic of rural food animal or mixed animal veterinarians, shortage situations, job outlook and factors that impact recruitment and retention of veterinarians in cattle practice. According to AVMA data, less than 10% of veterinar...
Dairy veterinary practice in the southwest US
April 25, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by recent graduate AABP member Dr. Katie Gutierrez , to talk about dairy veterinary practice. Gutierrez is a 2015 graduate of Washington State University and returned to New Mexico and eventually become a partner in Bovine Veterinary Alliance in Clovis, N.M. We discuss some of the unique characteristics of working with large dairy operations and calf ranches in the southwest U.S. and how she works with the employees on these operations to ...
Use of industrial hemp in cattle
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Mike Kleinhenz and Dr. Hans Coetzee to discuss the potential uses of industrial hemp in cattle. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) contains many bioactive phytocannabinoids but is less than 0.3% THC which is the psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana. There is little research on the use of cannabis in cattle and today we discuss recent research published by Kleinhenz and Coetzee which was funded by the UDSA. The...
Impact of meloxicam on respiratory virus titers and health outcomes when administered concurrently with a modified live respiratory vaccine in abruptly weaned beef calves
April 11, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky to discuss a research project that was funded by the AABP Foundation through the Competitive Research Grant program. Her purpose in conducting this research trial was to investigate if administration of meloxicam on arrival to calves would decrease their ability to respond to a viral vaccine. The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of meloxicam on vaccination response and health outcomes on a larger ...
Just a signature, Doc
April 04, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBHow can veterinarians assist dairy farmers from only requesting a signature on the VCPR form in the FARM program to developing a culture of continuous improvement? In this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Corale Dorn to discuss the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program. Dorn discusses how she has implemented the tenets of the FARM program and included it as part of her billable services...
Beef Calf Vigor Assessment
March 28, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky to discuss her research project on identifying calves at risk for not consuming colostrum within 4 hours of birth with the development of the Beef Calf Vigor Assessment (BCVA). Homerosky is the 2021 recipient of the AABP James A. Jarrett Award for Young Leaders and a partner at Veterinary Agri-Health Services in Alberta. Find out about their practice and student opportunities at this link. Homerosky discusses the...
What's on Dr. Jones' Mind?
March 21, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThis episode of Have You Herd? is the audio recording of the closing presentation from the 5th Annual AABP Recent Graduate Conference held Feb. 18-19 in New Orleans, La. The program committee charged Dr. Meredyth Jones to develop a final message to the attendees. Jones starts her presentation by discussing a difficult time she had during an early stage of her career and how she was supported by the veterinary clinic owner who was also her father. She then asked her audience to participate ...
The future of the dairy industry
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MB“It is reasonable to ask, what is a fundamentally good idea to do with a farm, and dairy foods fit this idea.” Dr. Bill Wavrin was one of the keynote speakers at the 5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference in New Orleans, La., and delivered this message to our attendees. Wavrin is a veterinarian and a dairy producer in Washington. In this episode, he discusses his thoughts on the future of the dairy industry with AABP President Dr. Pat Gorden and AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich. Wavri...
Preparing your beef cows for a successful calving season
March 07, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Sara Linneen, a beef cattle technical consultant from Elanco Animal Health at the 5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference in new Orleans, La. Linneen received her PhD in ruminant nutrition from Oklahoma State University and discusses tips for veterinarians to work with cow-calf producers to ensure we have a successful calving season. We start off by discussing the calving environment and suggest that veterinarians talk about making sure ...
AABP DEI Task Force
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two members of the AABP Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force, Dr. Emma Bratton and Dr. Whitney Knauer. The DEI Task Force was created in 2021 by the AABP Board of Directors to provide education to our members on DEI and develop resources to assist our members in their area of bovine medicine. We discuss that at the 2021 AABP Annual Conference, several members of the task force and AABP leadership wore buttons that said “Ask me...
Selective Dry Cow Therapy
February 21, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by current AABP Vice President Dr. Michael Capel at the 5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference in New Orleans to discuss implementation of selective dry cow therapy on dairy farms. Capel states that nationally, mastitis treatment and prevention accounts for about 60% of antibiotic use on dairy farms and of this, about two-thirds of this use is attributable to dry cow therapy. Dry cow therapy has been one of the most successful interventions pe...
Have You Herd? of human to cattle tuberculosis transmission?
February 14, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses an old disease with some new research, bovine tuberculosis (TB). Our guest is Dr. Jason Lombard, an AABP member and veterinary epidemiologist with USDA’s field epidemiologic investigation services. The findings and conclusions in this podcast are Lombard’s and should not be construed as USDA or government opinion or policy. At the beginning of the 1900s, TB was the leading cause of death in the U.S., and it was estimated...
AABP Student Externship Grants - Beef Experiences
February 07, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MB“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two student AABP members who received externship grants and visited beef practices in the U.S. and Canada. Hannah Jarvis, a 4th year student at The Ohio State University, and Tatie High, a 2nd year student at The Ohio State University, discuss the importance of this funding for student externships and the experiences they had at AABP member practices. The AABP Found...
Intranasal vaccines administered on arrival to the feedyard - do they impact health, productivity and the incidence of Histophilus somni associated BRD?
January 31, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses recent research with Dr. John Richeson, associate professor of Animal Science at West Texas A&M University. Richeson recently completed a trial which was started due to practicing veterinarians reporting a higher increase in Histophilus somni-associated bovine respiratory disease (BRD) morbidity and mortality after administration of BRSV intranasal vaccine. The immunomodulatory effects of BRSV on H. somni have been previou...
U.S. Cattle Trace – Traceability at the speed of commerce
January 24, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Callahan Grund. Callahan serves as the Executive Director of U.S. Cattle Trace, a not-for-profit organization with a goal of developing a national infrastructure for disease traceability and encourage private industry’s use of the infrastructure for individualized management practices. U.S. Cattle Trace securely maintains and manages the data collected for disease traceability. The organization’s board of directors inclu...
AABP Student Externship Grants - Dairy Experiences
January 17, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” Franklin D. Roosevelt AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two student AABP members who received externship grants and went to western U.S. dairy practices for their experiences. Phusita Nakphairat Davidovich, a 3rd year student at The Ohio State University, and Gabrielle Brewster, a 4th year student at Cornell University, discuss the importance of this funding for student extern...
A Conversation with AABP President Dr. Pat Gorden
January 10, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich talks with current AABP President Dr. Pat Gorden today. We learn about when Gorden decided to become a veterinarian, his past private dairy practice experience and his current professional role at Iowa State University. Gorden talks about his early volunteer work on the AABP Milk Quality and Udder Health Committee and Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues. He suggests that members contact us if you want to get involved with AABP by telling ...
Veterinary Medicine Impacts on COVID-19 and Lessons Learned for the Future
January 03, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Chris Chase to discuss corona viruses in humans and animals. Chase is a veterinary immunologist from South Dakota State University. During our discussion, we touch on the similarities of COVID-19 in humans and what we have previously used in bovine veterinary medicine and other areas of the veterinary industry. We discuss the role of body condition on the immune system and why obesity in cattle or humans ...
5th AABP Recent Graduate Conference
December 27, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the 2022 AABP Recent Graduate Program Committee. The committee includes Dr. Adlai Schuler (chair), Dr. Kelsey Savell (dairy sessions), Dr. Nick Van Engen (feedlot sessions) and Dr. Chelsea Bland Smith (cow-calf sessions). The program committee are recent graduates who plan the continuing education sessions, events and preconference seminars to provide relevant continuing education to AABP members who graduated from 2014-2021. The confe...
African Swine Fever
December 20, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBListen in as AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich has a conversation with American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Executive Director Dr. Harry Snelson about African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF is a viral disease of swine that causes high morbidity and mortality when introduced into a herd. It is a hemorrhagic virus that causes fever, hemorrhagic disease and septicemia. Supportive care typically does not reduce the mortality associated with the disease and once introduced, the only...
Stockmanship - What is it and Why is it Important?
December 13, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dean Fish and Curt Pate to discuss stockmanship. Stockmanship encompasses the appropriate care and handling of cattle and is applicable to all aspects of the cattle industry. It is well-known that proper handling of cattle positively impacts their experience in handling facilities. ...
Predicting Bovine Respiratory Disease and Targeting Metaphylaxis
December 06, 2021 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBDr. Jason Nickell, an AABP member employed by Merck Animal Health, joins AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich to discuss research on utilizing technology to target antimicrobial therapy to cattle as they arrive at the feedyard. We discuss that metaphylaxis using antimicrobials is an important tool to control bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Producers and veterinarians use risk factors to identify which group of animals to use metaphylactic treatment to decrease the morbidity and mortal...
Remote Drug Delivery Devices
November 30, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBIn this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dr. Ron Gill and Dr. Hans Coetzee to discuss the use of remote drug delivery devices (RDD) or the administration of cattle medications using a dart typically via a firearm. RDDs have been utilized for a long time and historically were used in wildlife as well as to tranquilize anim...
AABP Vaccine Guidelines for Cattle
November 22, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Justin Kieffer, former chair of the AABP Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues (CPBI). Dr. Kieffer led a team of AABP members in the development of the first bovine vaccination guidelines produced by AABP. We discuss the development of this resource document that is available exclusively to AABP members to assist them in developing vaccine protocols for beef and dairy operations. We discuss how veterinarian...
2022 AABP Vice President Candidates
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich has a conversation with the candidates for the 2022 AABP Vice President election. The candidates are Dr. Dave Sjeklocha and Dr. Fred Muller. We ask the candidates to introduce themselves, tell us what being an AABP member has meant to them, ask their ideas about how AABP can support our members and improve recruitment and retention of cattle veterinarians, and what initiative they would support as a leader in the organization. We th...
Animal Welfare – What it Means to the Cow
October 18, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, guest host Dr. Julia Herman, an AABP member on staff at National Cattleman’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Check-Off, and the chair of the AABP Animal Welfare Committee, is joined by Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway to discuss cattle well-being. Dr. Herman works with the Beef Quality Assurance program. Dr. Edwards-Callaway is an associate professor at Colorado State University and studies livestock behavior and welfare. She gives a broad definition of animal welfare as...
That’s a wrap! 54th AABP Annual Conference
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich reviews the final 2021 AABP 54th Annual Conference attendance numbers, how to access recorded sessions, and your CE certificate in this post-conference podcast. We encourage all attendees to provide feedback by going to https://www.sli.do/ or download the free Slido app. Go to the “Conference Feedback and Ideas” room and provide feedback and rate the conference. All members can provide input and ideas for future conferences. The 2022 Program Committe...
Final Details and Information for the 54th AABP Annual Conference
September 27, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses several tips and pointers for those who are attending the 54th AABP Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, or those who are attending virtually. Onsite registration for in-person attendance is available to AABP members. Virtual registration will remain open until Wednesday October 6 at 5 pm Mountain time. Go to this link to register for virtual attendance. All in-person and virtual attendees will receive a CE certificat...
Comparison of gamithromycin post-treatment intervals for beef cattle naturally affected with bovine respiratory disease - Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBDr. Tom Portillo, Veterinary Research and Consulting Services, and Dr. Nathan Meyer, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, join AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich to discuss the results of a recent study published in the Bovine Practitioner. The objectives of the study were to test a range of post-treatment intervals in cattle naturally infected with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and treated with Zactran, a macrolide antimicrobial manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. The investigato...
Loving veterinary practice every day…….well maybe not every day - Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health
September 13, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP member Dr. Mark Hilton to share stories and discuss ways to enjoy veterinary practice. Hilton has worked in private mixed animal practice, academia at Purdue University, and currently as a technical services veterinarian with Elanco Animal Health. He has taught communication techniques to students while at Purdue and at AABP conferences. We discuss dealing with problem clients, both established and new. Dr. Hilton ...
Theileria orientalis and the Asian Longhorn Tick
September 06, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Kevin Lahmers, a veterinary pathologist from Virginia Tech, to discuss a disease recently introduced into the US. Theileria orientalis, and specifically the genotype ikeda, can cause clinical disease in affected cattle that present similarly to anaplasmosis. The majority of infected cattle are asymptomatic, however death can occur in 1-5% of cattle and anemia, fever, abortion and icterus. Lahmers states that often the disease is seas...
AABP Practice Management Workshops – Implementing Change
August 30, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAre you a practice owner who is struggling to understand the finances of your practice? Do you aspire to become an owner but want to implement change? Do you develop a practice culture that retains veterinarians and staff? In this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Lila Grallert, a 2018 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grallert joined a practice after graduation that she describes as an “adventure” job. She became the owner of the practice bu...
Tips for Embracing the Daily Grind and Finding Your Purpose
August 23, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Leah Weiss, PhD, a lecturer and author from Stanford University. Dr. Weiss is the author of the book “How We Work – Live Your Purpose, Reclaim your Sanity and Embrace the Daily Grind.” We discuss that work-life dichotomy can be destructive to our mental health and professional success. She suggests that the path to productivity and success is not to change jobs, compartmentalize feelings, or to create false professio...
Practice Tips for Short Statured Veterinarians
August 09, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBAABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by three AABP members who are smaller-statured and in bovine practice. Our first guest is Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada who is a beef cattle veterinarian. Next, we are joined by Dr. Jon Higgins from Belle Mead, N.J. and is a cattle and small ruminant veterinarian. Our last guest is Dr. Lynne Acebey from Winslow, Ill. and she is in a mixed animal practice but works primarily with dairy cattle. Our guests provide OB ti...
Strategies for implementing beef on dairy breeding programs
August 02, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBDr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Scott Poock, a veterinarian from the University of Missouri to discuss “beef on dairy” breeding which involves incorporating beef sires into dairy herds. Historically, dairy producers would utilize beef sires to improve calving ease and the perception that conception rates were higher with beef semen which is a misconception. In the US, about 25% of beef produced is from dairy breed animals which includes cull cows and dairy steers...
Dr. Mom and Dr. Dad - Managing Parenthood and Cattle Practice
July 26, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDr. Fred Gingrich is joined by two AABP members who are parents who are cattle veterinarians and also married to veterinarians. Dr. Amy Bartholomew practices in the northeast out of Cold Hollow Veterinary Services with her husband in Vermont. Dr. Mark Hardesty practices out of Maria Stein Veterinary Clinic in western Ohio. Both of our guests discuss their challenges and successes after raising children while practicing in their busy veterinary practices. We discuss finding a team to support ...
Science with Practice - The 54th AABP Annual Conference
July 19, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBAre you ready for an in-person bovine CE event? Join us in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 7-9, 2021 for the 54th AABP Annual Conference. Learn about everything that is happening at the conference in this episode where Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by AABP President Dr. Carie Telgen and Vice-President Dr. Pat Gorden who serves as the program chair for the conference. The theme of the conference is “Science with Practice” and sessions will offer clinical skills conti...
Emergency Preparedness
July 12, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBAre your clients prepared for an environmental disaster or a market disruption? Is your veterinary clinic and family prepared? In this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, is joined by Dr. Christine Navarre and Dr. Gaby Maier to discuss emergency preparedness. They suggest being proactive with your clients and incorporate emergency preparedness into your herd health plan. There are many types of disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, blizzards, loss of infrastructur...
AABP Preconference Seminars with Dr. Sandra Godden
July 06, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP Vice-President Dr. Sandra Godden. Dr. Godden is responsible for coordinating the pre-conference seminars for the AABP conference. The seminars will be held Sunday October 3rd through Wednesday October 6th. We discuss the high level, targeted continuing education that is tailored to small groups of 30 or fewer people. Dr. Godden discusses that we have 13 seminars available and 9 of these are new or redesigned with 4 ...
A systems approach to managing neonatal calf scours
June 21, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWhat is systems thinking? What is the impact of neonatal calf scours to the producer and the calves? Dr. Fred Gingrich, Executive Director of AABP, is joined by Dr. Dale Grotelueschen and Dr. Dave Smith to discuss prevention strategies for calf scours. The incidence rate of calf scours in the US is 5 – 11%, however this is variable between herd. Calf scours is not random and there are herd predictors that increase risk such as calving cows and heifers together, longer calving seasons, keepin...
Animal Ag Alliance – Connect/Engage/Protect
June 14, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, Executive Director of AABP, is joined by Hannah Thompson-Weeman the Vice President of Strategic Engagement with the Animal Ag Alliance. Founded in 1987, the Animal Agriculture Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that brings together farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, animal feed companies, animal health companies, processors, allied associations and others involved in getting food from the farm to our forks! They safeguard the future of animal a...
Poultry Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Suzanne Dougherty from AAAP
June 07, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director, talks with Dr. Suzanne Dougherty a poultry veterinarian and Executive Vice President of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP). AABP, AASV and AAAP often collaborate advocacy efforts as allied organizations of the AVMA. Suzanne shares information about the poultry industry which includes broilers, turkeys, egg layers, and other birds such as ducks, quail, and pheasants. She discusses improvements in animal welfare an...
Veterinary practice valuation
May 31, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode of Have You Herd? Dr. Fred Gingrich, AABP Executive Director discussed veterinary practice valuation with David McCormick from Simmons and Associates. David has worked with AABP in the practice management workshops as well as presented in the Practice Management sessions at the AABP Annual Conference. We discuss that the three methods of valuing practices which are asset valuation, market valuation, and income valuation. Income valuation is the most used method to value veter...