USask vet professor launches bovine health podcast

Dec 09, 2022

A veterinary professor at the University of Saskatchewan has launched a bovine health podcast that is available on your favourite platform.

Dr. John Campbell, a beef cattle specialist at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine's podcast gives listeners a Canadian perspective on beef cattle health and nutrition.

The target audience is mainly cow-calf producers, but he also plans to include some content for producers involved in feedlot cattle operations.

Some of the podcast topics have focused on feed testing, preconditioning, vaccinations for calves, and extended grazing.

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