Effect of levamisole on respiratory disease in feedlot cattle

Authors

  • R. L. Morter Department of Large Animal Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
  • H. E. Amstutz Department of Large Animal Clinics, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1983no18p79-81

Keywords:

Beef cattle, Levamisole, Nonspecific immunostimulation, Pneumonia, respiratory diseases

Abstract

It has been suggested that the deworming dose of levamisole administered at the time of processing cattle into the feedlot could be immunostimulatory and result in a reduced incidence of respiratory disease. This controlled field trial was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a single dose of 6.0 mg/kg of levamisole administered at the time of processing on the incidence and severity of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in feedlot cattle.

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Published

1983-11-01

How to Cite

Morter, R. L., & Amstutz, H. E. (1983). Effect of levamisole on respiratory disease in feedlot cattle. The Bovine Practitioner, 1983(18), 79–81. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1983no18p79-81

Issue

No. 18 (1983 November)

Section

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