Strategies to keep calves healthy - Bovine Respiratory Disease
There are three strategies designed to prevent disease from entering or occurring in a backgrounding yard or feedlot
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Early weaning: Feedlot issues
Early weaned calves come to the feedlot with some baggage. Their light weight makes them an odd duck from the standpoint of facilities and feeding management. But the primary concern is immune function.
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Explaining "shipping fever"
Bovine respiratory disease, also called “shipping fever”, also accounts for major economic losses to the producer by reducing average daily gain, feed efficiency, and overall performance of beef calves.
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Control of Bovine respiratory disease (BRD or Pneumonia)
Bovine respiratory disease is associated with a large number of pathogens, including viruses and bacteria. These pathogens nearly always gain entry to the lungs through the upper respiratory tract.
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Economic effects of BRD on feedlot cattle during backgrounding and finishing
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most common disease among feedlot cattle in the United States. It accounts for approximately 75 percent of feedlot morbidity and 50 percent to 70 percent of all feedlot deaths.
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Recognition and treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
The recognition and treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) is vital to the economic well-being of the stocker cattle producer.
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Cattle breathing easier?
A UC Davis research team has been awarded $2.6 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out integrated research, education and Cooperative Extension outreach aimed at reducing the incidence of bovine respiratory disease, or pneumonia, the leading cause of death in beef and dairy cattle.
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New horizons in animal health
Alison Sunstrum, of Grow-Safe Systems Ltd., and Dr. Jay Cross, associate dean of the University of Calgary's veterinary school, discuss how Grow-Safe's RFID-based monitoring systems extend beyond measuring feed efficiency by offering advancements in detection and treatment of sick cattle.
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Shopping for healthy genes
While beef producers, veterinarians and researchers have worked diligently to protect animal health, most of the focus has been on management factors such as using vaccines, minimizing stress, optimizing nutrition and reducing exposure to pathogens.
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Live from BIF: Selecting against sickness
Research indicates potential for selecting cattle for resistance to bovine respiratory disease, and Dr. Allison Van Eenennaam, from the University of California -Davis, describes research into this complex but economically important trait.
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The value of BRD resistance
Among the discussions at this year’s Beef Improvement Federation Conference, genomic-enhanced selection, particularly for traits otherwise difficult to measure, commanded a top billing.
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