Frequency of concurrent lesions in feedlot mortalities at necropsy

Abstract

Feedlot mortalities continue to be a major economic issue for cattle producers. Necropsies have been utilized to help diag­nose disease processes in commercial feedlots. However, iden­tification of concurrent diagnoses and multiple-affected organ systems have been rarely recorded. The study objective was to determine the frequency and most common combinations of concurrent lesions and multiple-affected organ systems in feed­lot mortalities.