http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics RSS Feed for Diagnostics en-us Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:05:51 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics/Control-of-Bovine-Respiratory-Disease-BRD-or-Pneumonia-127744893.html 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. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics/BRD-shipping-fever-in-cattle-129395218.html BRD, also called “shipping fever”, causes major economic losses to the producer, 7% of production costs, by reducing average daily gain, feed efficiency, and overall performance of beef calves. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics/Economic-effects-of-BRD-on-feedlot-cattle-during-backgrounding-and-finishing-127743023.html 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. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics/Cattle-breathing-easier-127473873.html 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. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/brd/diagnostics/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.