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The epidemiology of bovine respiratory disease: What is the evidence for predisposing factors?
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne - 1 Oct 2010
Taylor Jared D, Fulton Robert W, Lehenbauer Terry W, Step Douglas L, Confer Anthony W
Abstract excerpt
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most costly disease of beef cattle in North America. It is multi-factorial, with a variety of physical and physiological stressors combining to predispose cattle to pneumonia. However, efforts to discern which factors are most important have frequently failed to establish definitive answers. Calves are at highest risk shortly after transport. Risk factors include purchasing...
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