A Comparison of two Mannheimia haemolytica Immunization Programs in Feedlot Calves at High Risk of Developing Undifferentiated Fever/Bovine Respiratory Disease

Authors

  • Tye Perrett Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., P.O. Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta TlS 2A2, Canada
  • Brian K. Wildman Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • Sameeh M. Abutarbush Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O Box 3030, Irbid, 221100, Jordan
  • Tom J. Pittman Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • Corey R. Jones Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • Colleen M. Pollock Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • Oliver C. Schunicht Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • P. Timothy Guichon AgriVet Inc., 121 - 31 Southridge Drive, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada TlS 2N3
  • G. Kee Jim Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2
  • Calvin W. Booker Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd., PO Box 140, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada T1S 2A2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol42no1p64-75

Keywords:

bovine, feedlot, bovine respiratory disease, vaccination

Abstract

A field study was conducted to compare the relative effect of a Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid (Presponse® SQ, Wyeth Animal Health, Division of Wyeth Canada, Guelph, Ontario) and a Mannheimia haemolyticaPasteurella multocida bacterin~toxoid (Pulmo-guard™ PHM-1, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., Burlington, Ontario). Upon arrival at the feedlot, 5,128 animals were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to two experimental groups. Animals in the first group received Presponse® SQ (PSQ), while animals in the second group received Pulmo-guard™ PHM-1 (PHM-1). Animals in each experimental group were housed in separate pens with 10 pens per experimental group. With respect to morbidity, the first undifferentiated fever relapse, overall chronicity and overall wastage rates were significantly (P<0.05) lower in the PSQ group as compared to the PHM-1 group. There were no significant (P~0.05) differences in any of the other morbidity or mortality outcome variables between the experimental groups. In addition, there were no significant (P~0.05) differences in average daily gain or the dry matter intake-to-gain ratio between groups. The PSQ group had a higher proportion of carcasses grading YG Canada 3 (P<0.05) than the PHM-1 group. In the economic analysis, there was an advantage of $4.06 CDN/animal in the PSQ group. Based on these results, it is more cost-effective to use PSQ than PHM-1 in feedlot calves at high risk of developing bovine respiratory disease in western Canada.

Cover image of Volume 42, No. 1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of a herd of cattle at dusk illuminated slightly by the rising moon, with a mechanical rig in the background. A silhouette of a single cow stands on a hill in the center of the frame.

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Published

2008-02-01

How to Cite

Perrett, T., Wildman, B. K., Abutarbush, S. M., Pittman, T. J., Jones, C. R., Pollock, C. M., Schunicht, O. C., Guichon, P. T., Jim, G. K., & Booker, C. W. (2008). A Comparison of two Mannheimia haemolytica Immunization Programs in Feedlot Calves at High Risk of Developing Undifferentiated Fever/Bovine Respiratory Disease. The Bovine Practitioner, 42(1), 64–75. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol42no1p64-75

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Vol. 42, No. 1 (2008 Spring)

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