Baa's and Bleat's - The AASRP Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This month we sat down with Jessica Waltemyer - NY State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist at Cornell University. Jessica discusses her background in small ruminant production and her work on small ruminant parasite resistance and resilience.  To learn more about the Sam Guss Memorial Fund or to donate and support future research: https://aasrp.org/Main/Main/About/Sam-Guss-Memor...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sat down with Dr. Pippa Gibbons - Assistant Professor of Practice  at Texas Tech University. Dr. Gibbons discusses her background in small ruminant medicine and her work developing a survey to identify common clinical cases and skills needed for new veterinarians, with the goal of creating a “day-one” competency list for sheep and goat practice. This episode highligh...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sat down with Dr. Isabelle Louge - Assistant Clinical Professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Louge discusses work from her residency at Cornell University where she investigated the efficacy of FAMACHA scoring to assess parasite burden in small ruminants.  To find the peer reviewed paper discussed in today's episode, fol...

Send us Fan Mail This month, we sat down with Jessica Starcevich – a passionate entomologist and Chief Science Officer at Spalding Labs – to discuss Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and biological fly control methods for sheep and goats. Jessica provides details about effective fly control methods for ruminant operations’ unique needs. She also dives into the science behind Fly Predators - benefic...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sat down with Dr. Emma Borkowski - Assistant Professor of Pathology at Ontario Veterinary College - to discuss her work surrounding parasite management in sheep and goats. Dr. Borkowski discusses a project that was funded by AASRP to help evaluate efficacy of various methods of storing fecal samples before analysis for fecal egg counting. She also shares insights tha...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sat down with Dr. Rosemary Sifford - Deputy Administrator and Chief Veterinary Officer for USDA-APHIS to discuss a zoonotic health threat that is creeping closer to the United States: New World Screwworm. Dr. Sifford explains what New World Screwworm is, why it is a threat to US livestock, and what veterinarians should do if they suspect they are dealing with an infe...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sit down with Richard Marlar, a physician and president of the Navajo-Churro Sheep Association to talk about heritage livestock breeds - specifically the Navajo-Churro - which have been integral to the settlement and development of the US. Richard also discusses Split Upper Eyelid Disorder (SUED), a developmental disorder that affects four-horned sheep such as the Na...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about a collaborative research project currently in the works headed up by Iowa State University. Jennifer Bentley, a dairy field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, discusses the aims of the current project including assessing prevalence and treatment options for common diseases affecting dairy goats, developing financial assessm...

Send us Fan Mail This month we sit down with Christian Davies (of C&M Acres Alpacas and Fiber Mill) and his veterinarian, Dr. Rachel Friedrich from Iowa State University's Veterinary Field Service. Christina and his wife, Michele, raise alpacas and operate a fiber mill in Maxwell, IA. Dr. Friedrich not only provides veterinary care for C&M Acres but also collaborates with Christian an...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about genetic evaluations, parasite management, and livestock guardian dogs with Dr. Jake Thorne, Assistant Professor and Extension Sheep and Goat Specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station in San Angelo, TX. In this episode, Dr. Thorne discusses methods for genetic evaluation of sheep with a special focus on resistance to Barber Pole Worm....

Send us Fan Mail This month we are testing out a new type of episode where we will sit down with a veterinarian and one of their exceptional producers to dig into how their relationship benefits the livestock they care for. Our first guests are Dr. Linda Detwiler and her veterinarian, Dr. Jon Higgins from New Jersey. Linda raises Suffolk sheep for breeding stock and is also a veterinarian working...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about doe and kid survival metrics based on different sedation and anesthesia protocols with Dr. George Elane, Assistant Professor of Equine Soft Tissue Surgery at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Elane discusses the decision-making process for choosing between sedation and general anesthesia for goat c-s...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about options for euthanasia techniques and aftercare in small ruminants and other livestock species with Dr. Warren Hess, the assistant director of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)'s Division of Animal and Public Health and AVMA's Disaster Coordinator.  In this episode, Dr. Hess discusses the results of a survey investigating v...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about continuous blood glucose monitoring and its use in evaluating pregnancy toxemia with Dr. Munashe Chigerwe. Dr. Chigerwe is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California at Davis's College of Veterinary Medicine.  In this episode, Dr. Chigerwe discusses the efficacy of using continuous blood glucose monitoring for detec...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about goat hoof care with Dr. Gosia Zobel, Animal Welfare Programmes Coordinator at Companion Animals New Zealand and Research Director at EthicoNZ. In this episode Dr. Zobel discusses normal goat hoof confirmation, care, and problems with a focus on laminitis. The papers covered in this months episode can be found at the following links: The Development o...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about the most common causes of death in farmed deer in the Midwest with Dr. Amanda Smith, an assistant clinical professor and diagnostic pathologist at the University of Missouri's Veterinary diagnostic lab https://vmdl.missouri.edu/ In this episode Dr. Smith gives an overview of the farmed deer industry in the US with an emphasis on the midwest and...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about subclinical mastitis in dairy goats caused by non-aureus Staph species (NAS) with Dr. Michelle Buckley. This research was completed during her time as a post-doctoral associate at Iowa State University with support from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Mitigating Antim...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about the effects of Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (small ruminant lentivirus) on flock management and lamb raising with Dr. Roselle (Rosie) Busch from the University of California's Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR). Dr. Busch is the California Sheep and Goat Veterinary Medicine Extension Specialist and her website can be found he...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about practical assessments and interventions for newborn small ruminants with Dr. Michelle Kutzler of Oregon State University.   In this episode we review Apgar scoring as an assessment tool for newborn lambs and their need for intervention after birth as well as a technique for assisting lambs that struggle with the transition of birth called the Madigan...

Send us Fan Mail Get a sneak peek of the AASRP annual conference as well as other conferences where our organization provides continuing education opportunities for veterinarian! President-elect Mike Pesato sits down with us to discuss all of the exciting programming coming up for AASRP members. If you are a veterinarian and curious about getting access to these resources and many more, please rea...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about the latest research in Chronic Wasting Disease in cervids.   In this episode we talk with Dr. Catheryn Haigh with the from the Chief Prion Cell Biology Unit at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institutes of Health. We do a little looking at CWD's history, the current research and where it is going.  Questions can be sent to Dr. Haigh at...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about a study that looks at using bovine blood as an alternative to caprine blood when goats need a blood transfusion.  In this episode we discuss a 2021 paper looking at xenotransfusion between bovines and caprines. This paper is titled Preliminary Investigation of Bovine Whole Blood Xenotransfusion as a Therapeutic Modality fo the Treatment of Anemia in...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about a study that looks at ways to mitigate the pain of disbudding kids with Dr. Whitney Knauer of the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine at the University of Minnesota In this episode we discuss a 2022 paper looking at the different effects of 3 types of prevention and treatment for the process of disbudding goat kids. This paper is titled Effe...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about an exciting attempt to determine the cause of a mysterious limb deformity plaguing the Nigerian Dwarf community with Dr. Erica McKenzie of Oregon State University and Dr. Leah Streb of the University of Califorina at Davis. In this episode we discuss an unpublished study investigating the potential causes of carpal hyperextension in Nigerian Dwarf go...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for this discussion about the pharmacokinetics of subcutaneous administration of flunixin meglumine in goats with Dr. Joe Smith from the University of Tennessee. The primary paper discussed is titled: “Pharmacokinetic Parameters and Estimated Milk Withdrawal Intervals for Domestic Goats ( Capra Aegagrus Hircus ) After Administration of Single and Multiple Intravenous and S...