10/05/2009 01:19PM
Any stocker operator can attest that management is everything during
the first couple of weeks upon receiving cattle. These calves have just
undergone the most stressful activity in their life – weaning. Not only
have these calves experienced weaning but also transport, marketing,
co-mingling and finally being placed in a distinctly different
environment.
09/03/2009 10:26AM
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) involves complex interactions amongst
viral and bacterial pathogens that can lead to intense pulmonary
inflammation (fibrinous pleuropneumoniae).
08/24/2009 02:15PM
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) research has provided significant
knowledge and understanding of the disease since a 1983 symposium on
the subject, according to Robert W. Fulton, DVM, PhD, Oklahoma State
University.
08/17/2009 02:38PM
Gary Snowder, PhD, associate director of the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense, housed at Texas A&M University, outlines how environmental, stress and immunological factors have synergistic effects on BRD occurrence.
08/12/2009 04:33PM
Bob Patrick, DVM, from Shamrock Animal Health Services Inc. in Georgia, says respiratory disease in dairy calves remains a large problem in the United States. The NAHMS 2007 Dairy study estimated dairy heifer mortality in the United States to be 7.8 percent for unweaned heifers and 1.8 percent
08/07/2009 02:01PM
Elizabeth Parker, DVM, serves as chief veterinarian for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. She told symposium participants that while there have been many advances in research and management regarding a large number of cattle health issues, BRD is one major disease that continues to cause tremendous
07/29/2009 10:48AM
Bovine respiratory disease continues to be the leading cause of illness and death loss from weaning through finishing. There is no objective method to evaluate a live animal’s severity of sickness or their response to treatment. A pilot study was conducted at a commercial feedyard to evaluate the ability
07/15/2009 02:32PM
The objective of this study was to characterize genetic, environmental, and economic factors related to the incidence of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in feedlot calves. Records from 18,112 calves representing 9 breeds (Angus, Braunvieh, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Limousin, Pinzgauer, Red Poll
07/01/2009 01:31PM
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most common and costly beef cattle disease in the United States. Recent research showed that the economic loss associated with lower gains and treatment cost for BRD infection in a 1,000 head feedlot was $13.90 per animal, not including labor and associated handling