A survey of herd-level risk factors for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in nursing beef calves

Authors

  • A. R. Woolums Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
  • R. D. Berghaus Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
  • D. R. Smith School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583
  • B. J. White Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
  • T. J. Engelken Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
  • M. Irsik Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608
  • D. K. Matlik West Virginia University Extension Service, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26506
  • A. L. Jones Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
  • R. W. Ellis Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
  • L. J. Smith Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
  • G. L. Mason Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523
  • E. R. Waggoner Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20123928

Keywords:

bovine respiratory disease, management modification, risk factors

Abstract

Surveys by the USDA confirm that bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the leading cause of death of nursing (preweaned) beef calves three weeks of age and older. Management modifications decrease BRD in some cattle populations; however, management-related risk factors for BRD in nursing calves are poorly characterized, making it difficult to develop evidence-based control measures.

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Published

2012-09-20

Issue

2012

Section

Research Summaries 3

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