Guest Cambree Schmaltz: CalfDex and Transporting Pregnant Cows

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the CalfDex project and the risks associated with transporting pregnant cattle.

On this podcast episode of BCI Cattle Chat, the team and guest, Cambree Schmaltz, discuss the CalfDex project, which aims to simplify record-keeping for cow-calf producers and help them use data more effectively for management and economic decisions. They also answer a listener’s question about the risks of transporting pregnant cattle, emphasizing that early pregnancy is the most vulnerable period for pregnancy loss due to stress. 5:14 CalfDex 14:27 Transporting Pregnant Cows 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! CalfDex

People in this episode

Host: BCI Cattle Chat

Guest: Cambree Schmaltz

Topics covered

• CalfDex
• record-keeping
• transporting pregnant cows
• cow-calf producers
• pregnancy loss
• stress in cattle

Keywords

• CalfDex
• record-keeping
• pregnant cattle
• cow-calf producers
• pregnancy loss
• stress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BCI Cattle Chat

Products: CalfDex

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