Morbidity and mortality from bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and associated losses in
performance and carcass merit continue to plague the beef cattle industry. Several …

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most prevalent disease process experienced by
stocker and feedlot cattle. BRD results in considerable economic loss from deleterious …

Objective—To determine the effect of transportation stress on serum concentrations of
oxidative stress biomarkers of calves. Animals—105 crossbred beef steer calves (mean …

Transportation causes stress in cattle that may alter numerous physiological variables with a
negative impact on production and health. The objectives of the current study were to …

Objective—To evaluate trends in feedlot cattle mortality ratios over time, by primary body
system affected, and by type of animal. Design—Retrospective cohort study. Animals …

Mycoplasma bovis has emerged as an important pathogen of young, intensively reared
calves in North America. A variety of clinical diseases are associated with M bovis infections …

Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) results from a complex, multifactorial interaction of
stressors, animal susceptibility, and respiratory pathogens. The infectious agents associated …

Veal calves undergo many challenges in the early stages of their life. Such challenges,
including mixing procedures and transportation of calves to the veal farm, may have a …

Conventional feeding systems use pharmaceutical products not allowed in natural or
organic systems for finishing cattle. This review of data compares the performance effects …

The objective of this project was to evaluate the effects of antimicrobials approved for
parenteral metaphylactic use in feeder and stocker calves on morbidity and mortality for …