Coccidiosis induced Diarrhea, Growth Implants in Beef, Timing When Processing Calves
From Cattle Chat by BCI Cattle Chat
May 1, 2026 · 23 min
About this episode
The episode discusses coccidiosis-induced diarrhea, growth implants in beef, and the timing of processing calves to minimize stress.
On this episode of BCI Cattle Chat the experts cover diarrhea caused by coccidiosis, emphasizing that it’s a common organism managed through reducing stress, maintaining clean and dry conditions, and using appropriate feed additives rather than trying to eliminate it entirely. The team also discuss growth implants, emphasizing their use to improve production efficiency and that hormone levels in beef are biologically minimal, though consumer preferences may justify selling non-implanted beef at a premium. The last topic was a listener question that asked about protocol when gathering cattle before processing. The veterinarians discussed that timing should minimizing stress while ensuring access to feed and water. 4:27 Diarrhea Caused by Coccidiosis 8:34 Growth Implants in Beef 15:44 Timing When Processing Calves 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
- Coccidiosis
- Diarrhea
- Growth Implants
- Beef Production
- Calf Processing
Keywords
- coccidiosis
- diarrhea
- growth implants
- beef
- calf processing
- stress management
- feed additives
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