Knowing and Managing BRD Risk in Your Herd
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) occurs when environmental and other stressors weaken a calf’s immune system. Knowing the history of your cattle is one important aspect of determining a calf’s risk for BRD. Producers also should consider the distance the cattle traveled, weather conditions and vaccination records.
Dr. Richard Linhart, professional services veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim, discusses more ways to determine BRD risk in your beef herd and effective preventive management practices.
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Sound Prevention Strategies Help Minimize the Risk of BRD
You can’t control everything on your operation. But you can take preventive steps to protect calves from bovine respiratory disease (BRD), long before you ever reach for antibiotics.
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Investigating the Causes of Respiratory Disease
Time to go back to the scene of the crime and explore a series of questions.
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The Real Cost of Shipping Fever and What You Can Do About It
Initially, when producers think about costs associated with BRD, they think about up-front, tangible losses like mortality or how much it costs to give antibiotics, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.