Impact of the host transcriptome on bovine respiratory disease treatment during backgrounding

Authors

  • M. M. Green Department of Agricultural Sciences, Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016
  • A. R. Woolums Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
  • B. B. Karisch Mississippi State University, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Starkville, MS 39762
  • K. M. Harvey Prairie Research Unit, Mississippi State University, Prairie, MS 39756
  • M. A. Scott Veterinary Education, Research and Outreach Center, Texas A&M University and West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79015
  • S. F. Capik Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Amarillo, TX 79106 and Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, TAMU CVMBS, College Station, TX 77843

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228678

Abstract

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) continues to be problematic across the beef cattle industry. Marketing strategies made prior to backgrounding may shift the initial treatment for BRD into a different phase of production, and the importance of host gene expression on BRD incidence is poorly understood. Whole blood transcriptomes measured on arrival could inform our ability to better manage these cattle and predict BRD risk. Our objective was to compare host transcriptomes as measured on arrival at a backgrounding facility on the probability of being treated for BRD during the following 45 days on feed.

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

No. 55 (2022): 2022 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries