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BRD in 2014: where have we been, where are we now, and where do we want to go?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2014

W. Mark Hilton
W. Mark Hilton*
Affiliation:
Beef Production Medicine, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: hiltonw@purdue.edu
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Abstract

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a worldwide health concern and is the number one disease of stocker, backgrounder, and feedlot cattle in North America. In feedlots in the USA, BRD accounts for 70–80% of all feedlot morbidity and 40–50% of all mortality. In 2011, the US Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Monitoring System conducted a feedlot study that showed 16.2% of all feedlot cattle were treated for BRD. It is universally accepted that this number is distressingly high and that our industry has the tools available to reduce the incidence of BRD.

Keywords

bovine respiratory diseaserisk factorspathogensmorbiditymortality
Type
Review Article
Information
Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , December 2014 , pp. 120 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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