BRD Basics http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics RSS Feed for BRD Basics en-us Wed, 01 May 2013 19:06:14 GMT Proper injection sites to remember at calf-working time http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Proper-injection-sites-to-remember-at-calf-working-time-201936081.html The months of April and May are traditionally the months when “spring round-ups” take place. This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations schedule the “working” of the calves. BRD risk categorization for feeder calves http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/BRD-risk-categorization-for-feeder-calves-200883151.html The beef feeding industry recognizes that feeder calves entering the finishing, back grounding, or stocker phases of production pose several challenges and risks. Feeding the pregnant cow for calf health and resistance to BRD http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Feeding-the-pregnant-cow-for-calf-health-and-resistance-to-BRD-198488231.html The bovine respiratory disease complex (BRD), sometimes called shipping fever or pneumonia, is an economically-important disease and a leading cause of death loss in beef cattle in North America. Vaccination key to preventing BRD http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Vaccination-key-to-preventing-BRD-179314951.html Cattle producers should get their calves vaccinated for bovine respiratory disease before turning them out to pasture. BRD associated with Mannheimia Haemolytica or Pasteurella Multocida http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/BRD-associated-with-Mannheimia-Haemolytica-or-Pasteurella-Multocida-127457448.html Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with either Mannheimia haemolytica or Pasteurella multocida is often due to secondary bacterial invasion by these organisms. How good are we at detecting bovine respiratory disease cases? http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/How-good-are-we-at-detecting-bovine-respiratory-disease-cases-170541856.html Of all the different illnesses that can affect cattle, one syndrome far and away outdoes the others: bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Strategies to keep calves healthy - Bovine Respiratory Disease http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Strategies-to-keep-calves-healthy---Bovine-Respiratory-Disease-128698318.html There are three strategies designed to prevent disease from entering or occurring in a backgrounding yard or feedlot Explaining "shipping fever" http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Explaining-shipping-fever-128266048.html 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. Recognition and treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/Recognition-and-treatment-of-Bovine-Respiratory-Disease-Complex-127461518.html The recognition and treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) is vital to the economic well-being of the stocker cattle producer. It pays to vaccinate on arrival http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/basics/it-pays-to-vaccinate-on-arrival-113908074.html Higher feed costs have resulted in backgrounded cattle staying on grass longer to reach heavier weights before entering the feedyard. By the time these calves get to the feedyard at 9 to 12 months of age, they are primed for revaccination against major respiratory diseases.