Calving Challenges, Vaccination Decisions, and Managing Liver Flukes in Cattle
From Cattle Chat by BCI Cattle Chat
April 17, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses calving challenges, vaccination decisions, and managing liver flukes in cattle.
On this episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the experts cover listener questions on calving difficulty, vaccination strategies, and liver fluke management. The team discusses that while malpresentation in calves can sometimes occur in clusters, it is more strongly linked to factors such as calf size, twins, and genetics than to cattle handling, though low-stress handling remains important. They also discuss vaccination protocols for incoming calves, emphasizing that vaccines are a long-term preventive tool and should be paired with strong overall health management. Finally, they highlight that effective liver fluke control depends on understanding the parasite’s life cycle and managing environmental risk factors, not just treatment. 3:25 Calving Difficulties 10:19 Vaccination Strategies 19:12 South African Liver Flukes For more on BCI Cattle Chat, follow us on X at @ksubci , Facebook , and Instagram at @ksubci . Check out our website, ksubci.org . If you have any comments/questions/topic ideas, please send them to bci@ksu.edu. You can also email us to sign up for our weekly news blast! Don’t forget, if you enjoy the show, please go give us a rating!
People in this episode
Host: BCI Cattle Chat
Topics covered
- calving difficulties
- vaccination strategies
- liver fluke management
- animal health
- cattle genetics
Keywords
- calving
- vaccination
- liver flukes
- cattle management
- animal health
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Organizations: ksubci, ksubci.org
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