Oct 5, 2021
- Livestock Toxicology Project
- Veterinary Toxicology Training
- Dairy Methane Digesters
00:01:12--Livestock Toxicology Project--Veterinary toxicologist Steve Ensley and production medicine veterinarian Bob Larson of K-State outline a new initiative out of the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, funded by a new USDA grant, which will greatly enhance the response to livestock toxicity cases, such as blue-green algae or prussic acid poisoning...they'll be developing an information "hotline" in the hopes of reducing livestock losses
00:09:08--Veterinarian Toxicology Training--K-State’s Bob Larson and Steve Ensley talk more about this new veterinary toxicology training and outreach program soon to debut at K-State…on this segment, they discuss the new resources that will be developed for in-field veterinarians on responding to livestock poisoning incidents
00:16:08--Dairy Methane Digesters--On this week's edition of Milk Lines, K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk talks about channeling herd waste into methane digesters to earn added revenue for the operation
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