Have You Herd? AABP PodCasts

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Sierra Guynn, Clinical Associate Professor at the Clemson University College of Veterinary Medicine. Guynn is a recognized expert and researcher on this emerging disease and invasive tick. She also is the chair of the AABP Beef Health Management Committee.    This episode of Have You Herd is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and Bovikalk....

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP Vice President and Preconference Seminar Coordinator Dr. Elizabeth Quesnell Kohtz. Preconference seminars are small group courses focusing on a specific topic offering high quality continuing education. Seminars are a great way to learn a new skill or advance skills to offer services to your beef and dairy clients.    Seminars are approve...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses the upcoming 59th AABP Annual Conference with program chair and president-elect Dr. Mark Hilton. The conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minn. August 27-29, 2026. AABP members can register to attend the conference in-person or new this year, a virtual option for attendance. The conference will offer 22.5 hours of RACE approved continuing educ...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses the upcoming AABP Emerging and Evolving Diseases Conference. This conference will be held virtually on June 24-25, 2026 and is available to all current AABP members for a registration fee of $175. The conference is approved for 11 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.    The conference will have presentation...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich provides an update on the current incursions of New World Screwworm across the southern border of the United States.    The discussion includes of the movement of the fly across the Darien Gap into central America and then its movement into Mexico. Gingrich also discusses the lifecycle of the fly, how it infects animals, and current prevention measurements...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses using data to elevate udder health in this episode sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Our guests are Dr. Quinn Kolar from the ProDairy team at the Cornell University Dairy Fellows Program, and Dr. Caitlin Jeffrey, professional services veterinarian at Boehringer Ingelheim.    This episode explores how bovine veterinarians can use on-farm data to...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Michelle Buckley, Director of Quality Milk Production Services in Warsaw, N.Y. Buckley is also a member of the AABP Committee on Pharmaceutical and Biologic Issues (CPBI) who developed this podcast topic.   This episode is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and the Choose360coverage.com mastitis portfolio. The dairy health portfolio that ri...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Brett Terhaar, technical services veterinarian with Elanco Animal Health. This episode of Have You Herd is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health, manufacturers of Nuplura PH+5 vaccines.   Managing risk of disease in the spring for newborn calves is an important part of consulting for our beef cattle clients. Terhaar suggests that we must first...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Emily Singler, Veterinary Content Specialist for the American Animal Hospital Association and Certified Parental Leave Coach.    This episode is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and the Choose360coverage.com mastitis portfolio. The dairy health portfolio that rises to the challenge is Mastitis 360 by Boehringer Ingelheim. It offers powerf...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Cassandra Tucker, professor at the University of California-Davis.    Tucker discusses that there have been changes over the past decade with how disbudding is done with caustic paste becoming more common vs. cautery methods that were previously more common. There is also the belief that caustic paste does not cause pain. The AABP guidelin...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Nicky Oothuizen, Reproductive Specialist and District Sales Manager for ABS Global, and Dr. Lee Jones, Cattle Professional Services Veterinarian for Boehringer Ingelheim. Heifer retention and reproductive longevity are increasingly top-of-mind for beef producers; veterinarians play a central role in shaping development programs that set he...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Monika McConkey who is a counselor in Minnesota providing mental health services with a focus on rural agricultural communities. McConkey grew up on a 5th generation farm in Minnesota. This podcast was developed by the AABP Mental Health and Well-Being Committee. If you are interested in the work of this committee, please consider joining to p...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Brian Warr, veterinarian with Telus Cattle Professional Services in the Animal Health Module based in Alberta, Canada. The discussion for today is the role of the veterinarian in overseeing and providing guidance for feedlot cattle in special needs pens.   Warr begins by describing the routine health care provided on feedlots to ensure tha...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Jon Richardson, associate veterinarian overseeing the professional services team at CalfCare in Manchester, Ind. He graduated from Purdue University in 2021. His professional work is focused on dairy-sourced calves and providing services to these operations.   We start by discussing the differences between an audit and a calf progress eval...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses upcoming CE events for 2026. The mission of AABP is to provide support, continuing education, and advocacy for current and future veterinary professionals and the cattle they serve. Our primary mission when the organization was founded in 1965 was to provide continuing education for cattle veterinarians and this remains our priority today. AABP a...

AABP District 1 Director Dr. Liz Brock is the guest host for this episode of the Have You Herd? podcast today. Guests for this episode are AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich, Dr. Earl Brady, owner of Cold Hollow Veterinary Services in Vermont, and Dr. Jennifer Kauf, owner of Legacy Livestock Veterinary Service in Pennsylvania. This episode of Have You Herd? is developed by the AABP Mental H...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Christine Navarre, Extension Veterinarian at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and Dr. D.L. Step, Senior Professional Services Veterinarian for Cattle and Boehringer Ingelheim. Parasite resistance is increasingly documented in U.S. beef herds and is influenced by product use and management decisions. In this episode, we explor...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by current AABP President-Elect Dr. Mark Hilton to talk about opportunities for beef cow-calf veterinarians to assist their clients with bull selection. Hilton emphasizes that the number one conversation starter for offering consultative services is to ask questions and listen to your clients.   The first question is to ask your clients what are...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Bob Van Saun, professor and extension veterinarian at Penn State University. He is also a member of the AABP Nutrition Committee. If you are interested in beef or dairy nutrition, consider joining the committee by visiting this page .    This episode of Have You Herd? is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and the PYRAMID(R) Line of vaccines...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses colostrum management programs with Dr. Lisa Gamsjäger, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University.    This episode of Have You Herd? is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and the PYRAMID(R) line of vaccines, a premier choice to protect calves from BRD. Get relentless protection at PyramidVaccines.com .   According to research studies,...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses how veterinarians can get involved with semen selection strategies for their clients. Guests for this episode include Dr. Julie Adamchick, post-doctoral candidate at Cornell University and AABP liaison to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Dr. Daryl Nydam, Professor of Dairy Production and Health Management at Cornell Uni...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Emily Krekelberg, an educator for farm safety within the University of Minnesota extension services. This episode was developed by the AABP Mental Health and Well-Being Committee.   This episode of Have You Herd? is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and the PYRAMID(R) line of vaccines, a premier choice to protect calves from BRD. Get relentles...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by AABP President-Elect Dr. Mark Hilton. Hilton provides some guidance on making obstetrics easier, especially for recently graduated veterinarians. The technique is called the Utrecht technique. This technique and being successful at dystocia calls is not dependent on the veterinarian’s size and with practice, Hilton says that all veterinarians...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Adam Lock, professor of dairy nutrition in the Department of Animal Sciences at Michigan State University. This podcast is brought to you by the AABP Nutrition Committee.   Soybeans and soybean meal products are an important source of protein and fat for dairy cow diets. Soybeans are typically 38-42% crude protein and 15-20% fat. The fat i...

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by Dr. Bob Van Saun, professor and extension veterinarian at Penn State University. He is also a member of the AABP Nutrition Committee. If you are interested in beef or dairy nutrition, consider joining the committee by visiting this page .    Van Saun starts by reviewing why mineral and vitamin transfer are important beyond their biological rol...