Welcome to Animal Health Insights, a podcast where we communicate new, interesting, season specific and relevant animal health information. It’s a podcast that gets straight to the point, so you can get the facts without the fluff.

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Have you ever thought about why so many animal health supplements include Vitamin B12 or the trace mineral Selenium? They’re in stand-alone supplements, vaccines, drenches….the list goes on. This week, Dr Paula Gonzalez-Rivas, animal nutrition expert and vet talks about these two essential nutrients for cattle, explains what it does, why it’s so prevalent and some handy tips on what to look out for when it comes to supplementation.

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According to the MLA, cattle ticks dominate as one of the key issues that costs the beef industry. In this conversation, Dr Matt Ball and David discuss topics such as, why is the cost to the industry so high compared to other parasites, what can you do to control ticks better, and a glimpse into the horizon about where the future of tick control lies.

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David chats to Dr Tim Elliott about some key takeaways on sheep worm management during autumn and winter, as well as some interesting new data and developments in the liver fluke space.