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Impact of bovine respiratory disease in U.S. beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2020

Brad J. White Open the ORCID record for Brad J. White [Opens in a new window]  and
Bob L. Larson
Brad J. White*
Affiliation:
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beef Cattle Institute, Manhattan, KS, USA
Bob L. Larson
Affiliation:
Coleman Chair Food Animal Production Medicine, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beef Cattle Institute, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Author for correspondence: Brad J. White, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beef Cattle Institute, Manhattan, KS, USA. E-mail: bwhite@vet.ksu.edu
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Abstract

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the most common and costly diseases of beef cattle. Much research has been conducted to understand prevention, treatment, and economic impacts of this syndrome. Impacts from BRD occur in multiple phases of the beef industry including both pre- and post-weaned calves. This disease causes negative impacts due to production losses, treatment costs, and cattle mortality. The large scope of BRD impacts merits further research on effective prevention and intervention technologies to limit deleterious impacts to the cattle industry.

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BRDbeef
Type
Special issue: Papers from Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium
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Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , December 2020 , pp. 132 - 134
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2020

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