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So I Herd
by Australian Cattle Vets | AVA
This series features candid conversations with leading cattle vets who have shaped—and continue to shape—the future of animal health, welfare, and rural consultancy.
Episodes
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s2e5: Beyond Bull Soundness: The Future of Male Fertility in Beef Production
In this episode Prue Adams speaks with Dr Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences at Iowa State University, about why male fertility could be one of the most important frontiers in improving beef production. As global demand for high-quality protein rises, Dr Kerns explains how cattle...
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s2e4: Consistency is Key: Feedlot Nutrition, Health and Performance
In this episode of So I Herd, Prue Adams speaks with veterinarian and research scientist Melissa George from Bovine Dynamics about the fast-moving world of feedlot consultancy. Melissa takes us inside an early-morning feedlot visit, from horseback pen riding and hospital checks to autopsies, data...
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S2e3: Collars, Cows & Crystal Balls: How Wearables Are Rewriting Dairy Vetting
What happens when a dairy vet meets a data obsession? New Zealand veterinarian and self-confessed data nerd Krispin Kannan takes us inside the rapidly growing world of livestock wearables, where nearly a third of New Zealand's dairy herd is now generating real-time data on health, reproduction…
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S2e2: From Wild Horse to WA: Enoch Bergman on risk, resilience and reinventing Cattle Vet Practice
In this energetic and wide-ranging episode, host Prue Adams sits down with veterinarian and innovator Enoch Bergman, whose journey from a tiny Colorado town of just 12 people to rural Western Australia is anything but ordinary. Enoch shares how a chance conversation led him “just for a year” to...
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s2e1: At a crossroads: How Australia’s Cattle Vets are shaping a new future
Australia’s cattle veterinary profession is at a pivotal moment, grappling with workforce shortages, changing client expectations, rapid technological advances and the growing impact of corporatisation. In this first episode of Season 2, Prue speaks with three ACV past Presidents Professor Paul...
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s1e5: Oh, the places you'll go!
Dr. Mike Laurence reflects on a career that’s spanned clinical practice, academia, and now industry leadership at Meat & Livestock Australia. From working through the UK’s foot-and-mouth outbreak to pioneering research in pain management and animal welfare, Mike shares insights on the evolving…
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s1e4: The art of the pivot: The aglife remix
In this episode, Dr. Jill Kelly shares her bold leap from a secure government role to launching her own livestock consultancy—complete with a subscription model, paid newsletters, and a thriving online presence as “Miss Vet.” Jill talks candidly about building a business from scratch, charging…
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s1e3: Diagnostics, data, decisions: a vet's toolkit
From jackaroo to pathologist, Dr. Mark Hazelton’s journey into cattle veterinary science is anything but typical. In this episode, Mark shares how his background in agricultural science and global farm experience shaped his passion for diagnostics, biosecurity, and the power of data. Now working…
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s1e2: From little things big things grow
In this inspiring episode, we follow the remarkable 50-year journey of Dr. Bill Tranter—from a dairy farm kid in Far North Queensland to a pioneering cattle vet and industry leader. Bill shares how he built one of Australia’s largest rural vet practices, introduced herd health programs, flew…
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s1e1: Vets leading the herd
In this debut episode, host Prue Adams chats with three trailblazing cattle vets—Dr. Alan Guilfoyle, Associate Professor Dr. John House, and Dr. Alison Gunn—about their remarkable journeys, career pivots, and the evolving role of veterinarians in Australia’s cattle industry. From solo bush…
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This series features candid conversations with leading cattle vets who have shaped—and continue to shape—the future of animal health, welfare, and rural consultancy.
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Australian Cattle Vets | AVA
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This series features candid conversations with leading cattle vets who have shaped—and continue to shape—the future of animal health, welfare, and rural consultancy.
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