Evaluation of outcomes in beef cattle comparing preventive health protocols utilizing viral respiratory vaccines

Authors

  • Holt M. Tripp Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
  • D. L. Step Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
  • Clinton R. Krehbiel Department of Animal Science, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
  • Heather K. Moberly William E. Brock Memorial Library, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
  • Jerry R. Malayer Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol47no1p54-64

Keywords:

bovine respiratory disease, virus, vaccines, vaccination

Abstract

Vaccination to reduce the occurrence of bovine respiratory disease is a commonly performed preventive health measure employed by veterinarians and beef cattle producers. Despite its widespread acceptance, evidence relating health and performance outcomes of receiving and feedlot cattle to vaccination for viral components of the bovine respiratory disease complex remains to be completely established. PubMed, CAB Abstracts, and The Bovine Practitioner were searched for peer-reviewed journal articles reporting field trials of viral respiratory vaccines utilizing naturally occurring disease models published in English between 1982 and 2012. Antigens of interest for this systematic review included bovine herpesvirus-1, parainfluenzavirus type 3, bovine viral diarrhea virus types 1 and 2, bovine respiratory syncytial virus, and bovine coronavirus. Search results were also reviewed for manuscripts reporting the effects of timing on viral respiratory vaccine efficacy in receiving and feedlot cattle. Studies were included in this review only if they reported clinically relevant outcomes, which were defined as morbidity, mortality, rates of chronic illness, lung lesions identified at necropsy or harvest, and performance parameters including average daily gain and feed-to-gain ratios.

Cover image of Volume 47, No.1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of Angus cattle grazing in a field of wildflowersalongside a muddy pool of water. In the background, some cattle are wading through the water and others are grazing on green fields that roll gently up to the horizon.

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Published

2013-02-01

How to Cite

Tripp, H. M., Step, D. L., Krehbiel, C. R., Moberly, H. K., & Malayer, J. R. (2013). Evaluation of outcomes in beef cattle comparing preventive health protocols utilizing viral respiratory vaccines. The Bovine Practitioner, 47(1), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol47no1p54-64

Issue

Vol. 47, No. 1 (2013 Spring)

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