Aug 14, 2026 · 26 min · 7 segments
This episode features a discussion with several Beef Cattle Institute researchers who share updates on current projects aimed at improving cattle health, welfare, and production efficiency. Topics…
Brad WhiteHost
Eduarda BortoluzziPanelistBobPanelistPhillipPanelist
Scott FritzPanelist
I'm Brad White, happy to have you with us, and happy to have our crew here in the studio.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Hello, guys.
Hello, everybody.
So since we've got a full crew here in the studio, one thing that we haven't done in a while is actually introductions, and talk a little bit about what you do here at K-State.
Sure.
My name's Scott Fritz.
I'm a veterinary toxicologist, uh, primarily a service appointment in the diagnostic lab, so handle diagnostic cases as they come in.
I'm a veterinary epidemiologist.
I do a lot of teaching here at K-State, as well as a pretty hefty research appointment.
And, uh, spend a lot of time thinking about ways to make things better for rural- rural veterinarians.
Uh, I'm trained in nutrition, um, and focus a lot of my time on research here, um, couple of different research areas.
Uh, but then also, uh, teach some nutrition classes, um, to vet students and undergrads.
Yeah.
Well, I'm a veterinarian, and, uh, do quite a bit of teaching here at the vet school.
The areas I teach in are epidemiology as well as reproduction, and also am involved with research, looking at, you know, a number of different things, some systems thinking, some systems modeling, as well as some feed yard BRD type of research.
I teach, uh, animal welfare to first-year vet students, and I also do a lot of, um, welfare research, especially in pain.
It's, it's great to have you guys here, and it's fun because we get to go a little bit back and forth and have some of these discussions.
I wanna know what you're doing research on, and then we will get into some, uh, pain discussion toward the end.
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I'm Brad White, happy to have you with us, and happy to have our crew here in the studio.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Hello, guys.
Hello, everybody.
So since we've got a full crew here in the studio, one thing that we haven't done in a while is actually introductions, and talk a little bit about what you do here at K-State.
Sure.
My name's Scott Fritz.
I'm a veterinary toxicologist, uh, primarily a service appointment in the diagnostic lab, so handle diagnostic cases as they come in.
I'm a veterinary epidemiologist.
I do a lot of teaching here at K-State, as well as a pretty hefty research appointment.
And, uh, spend a lot of time thinking about ways to make things better for rural- rural veterinarians.
Uh, I'm trained in nutrition, um, and focus a lot of my time on research here, um, couple of different research areas.
Uh, but then also, uh, teach some nutrition classes, um, to vet students and undergrads.
Yeah.
Well, I'm a veterinarian, and, uh, do quite a bit of teaching here at the vet school.
The areas I teach in are epidemiology as well as reproduction, and also am involved with research, looking at, you know, a number of different things, some systems thinking, some systems modeling, as well as some feed yard BRD type of research.
I teach, uh, animal welfare to first-year vet students, and I also do a lot of, um, welfare research, especially in pain.
It's, it's great to have you guys here, and it's fun because we get to go a little bit back and forth and have some of these discussions.
I wanna know what you're doing research on, and then we will get into some, uh, pain discussion toward the end.
