Respiratory Ailments
Keeping up with the grain cart
While corn growers employ technology including GPS-guided machinery, genetically modified hybrid seed and precision application of crop-protection products, veterinarian Jerry Stokka asks whether beef producers are keeping up
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Sending healthy calves to the feedyard
Last week during a program and banquet celebrating the 40th anniversary of Decatur County Feed Yard in Oberlin, Kan., consulting veterinarian Galen Weaver addressed a group of ranchers who retain ownership of their calves through the feedyard. He outlined multiple aspects of disease exposure and immunity affecting calves through the transition into the feedyard, including these take-home points.
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Causes and remedies for summer pneumonia in beef calves
K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about the causes and remedies for summer pneumonia in beef calves out on pasture, and why it's such a complicated disease to manage.
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Understanding weak-calf syndrome
Weak-calf syndrome is a term applied to any calf born alive that's slow to stand and may or may not attempt to nurse. Extension ruminant veterinarian Michelle Arnold has details.
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Don’t let respiratory problems snowball
Pneumonia is the most important disease in calves older than 30 days and, according to the National Animal Health Monitoring System, results in an average loss of $15 per calf per year. The challenge in controlling this disease is to catch it early, as the growth rate of respiratory bacteria can double every 30 minutes. Tom Shelton, veterinarian and senior technical services specialist for Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health shares best-management practices to effectively manage respiratory disease.
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A dairy producer’s view of respiratory disease
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.
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Prevent and control losses due to respiratory disease
Heifer raisers can incur tremendous costs attempting to prevent and control losses attributed to respiratory disease. Costs can include vaccinations, daily monitoring of sick heifers, and veterinary treatment expenses.
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The Relationship of Bovine Respiratory Disease & Carcass Ultrasound Measures
Bovine respiratory disease has been identified as an economically relevant trait which lacks selection tools to reduce post-weaning incidence. The lack of sufficient field morbidity data has been a major obstruction to development of tools for genetic improvement.
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The Relationship of Bovine Respiratory Disease & Carcass Ultrasound Measures
Bovine respiratory disease has been identified as an economically relevant trait which lacks selection tools to reduce post-weaning incidence. The lack of sufficient field morbidity data has been a major obstruction to development of tools for genetic improvement.
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Don't skip respiratory vaccines
No matter the type of operation, BRD can be difficult and costly for all producers to manage.
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Heritability Of Bovine Respiratory Disease
Groups of 1519 preweaned and 3277 feedlot cattle were used to study
heritability of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Across both groups,
the sire of individuals was known. Preweaned calves came from one herd.
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