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2. Therapeutic administration of enrofloxacin in mice does not select for fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni.
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Inglis, G. Douglas, Zaytsoff, Sarah J.M., Selinger, L. Brent, Taboada, Eduardo N., and Uwiera, Richard R.E.
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FLUOROQUINOLONES , *BEEF cattle diseases , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *DRUG resistance , *CAMPYLOBACTER jejuni , *DRUG administration , *SUBCUTANEOUS injections , *LABORATORY mice , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Enrofloxacin is registered for therapeutic use in beef cattle to treat bovine respiratory disease in Canada. A murine model was used to experimentally examine the impact of therapeutic administration of enrofloxacin on fluoroquinolone resistance development in Campylobacter jejuni. Administration of enrofloxacin to mice via subcutaneous injection or per os routes resulted in equivalent levels of bioactive enrofloxacin within the intestine, but bioactivity was short-lived (<48 h after cessation). Enrofloxacin administration did not affect densities of total bacteria, Firmicutes, or Bacteroidetes in digesta and had modest impacts on densities of Enterobacteriaceae. All mice inoculated with C. jejuni NCTC 11168 became persistently colonized by the bacterium. Enrofloxacin reduced C. jejuni cell densities within the cecal and colonic digesta for all treatments, and densities shed in feces as a function of antibiotic duration. None of the C. jejuni isolates recovered from mice after administration of enrofloxacin (n = 260) developed resistance to ciprofloxacin regardless of method or duration of administration. Furthermore, only modest shifts in the minimum inhibitory concentration of the isolates by treatment were noted. The study findings indicate that the risk posed by short-term subcutaneous administration of enrofloxacin for the development of fluoroquinolone resistance in mammals is low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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3. Effects of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in receiving diets of newly weaned beef steers. I. Growth performance and antioxidant defense.
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Deters, Erin L, Stokes, Rebecca S, Genther-Schroeder, Olivia N, and Hansen, Stephanie L
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SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae , *FERMENTATION , *CATTLE vaccination , *BEEF cattle diseases , *BEEF cattle reproduction , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases - Abstract
To evaluate the effects of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product (SCFP; Original XPC, Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA) on growth performance and antioxidant defense of newly weaned beef cattle, 180 single- source steers (278 ± 21 kg; SD) were used in a 56-d receiving study. Seven days after arrival, steers were blocked by body weight (BW) to pens of 6 and randomly assigned to treatments: SCFP at 0 (CON), 14 (SCFP14), or 28 (SCFP28) g·steer-1·d-1. Pen was the experimental unit (n = 10 per treatment). On day 0, steers were boostered against Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Type 1 and 2 (Vista Once, Merck, Madison, NJ). Weights were collected on days 1, 0, 14, 27, 42, 55, and 56. One steer per pen was bled on days 0, 14, 27, 42, and 56 for analysis of BVDV antibody titers; blood from days 0, 27, and 56 was analyzed for red blood cell lysate superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and glutathione (total = tGSH, oxidized = GSSG, and reduced = GSH) concentrations, plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations, and serum lysozyme activity. Performance and blood data were analyzed as a randomized complete block design using Proc Mixed of SAS with fixed effects of treatment and block and random effect of pen. Linear and quadratic contrast statements were used. Antibody titers were log transformed and analyzed as repeated measures. There were no treatment by day interactions (P = 0.16), and no linear or quadratic effects of SCFP on feedlot performance, antibody titers, or lysozyme activity (P > 0.10). Day 27 MDA concentrations tended to linearly increase (P = 0.09). A quadratic effect of SCFP on day 56 SOD activity (P = 0.004) was driven by lesser activity for SCFP14-fed steers. On day 27, a tendency for a quadratic effect of SCFP (P = 0.09) on GSH was driven by greater concentrations for SCFP14-fed steers resulting in a lesser GSSG:GSH ratio (P = 0.05). Greater GSH for SCFP14-fed steers caused a tendency for a quadratic effect on day 56 (P = 0.07); however, this did not result in an effect of SCFP on the GSSG:GSH ratio (P = 0.25). A tendency for a linear effect of SCFP on tGSH was noted on day 56 (P = 0.09). Morbidity data were analyzed using Proc Glimmix of SAS. There was a quadratic effect of SCFP on percentage of respiratory treatments prior to day 14 (P = 0.04). These results could indicate lesser levels of oxidative stress for steers receiving SCFP at 14 vs. 0 or 28 g/d. Under the conditions of this study, no performance benefit of SCFP was noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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4. Non-inferiority of nitric oxide releasing intranasal spray compared to sub-therapeutic antibiotics to reduce incidence of undifferentiated fever and bovine respiratory disease complex in low to moderate risk beef cattle arriving at a commercial feedlot.
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Regev-Shoshani, G., McMullin, B., Nation, N., Church, J.S., Dorin, C., and Miller, C.
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BEEF cattle diseases , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *ANTIBIOTICS , *DRUG utilization , *NITRIC oxide - Abstract
Undifferentiated fever, or bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDc), is a challenging multi-factorial health issue caused by viral/bacterial pathogens and stressors linked to the transport and mixing of cattle, negatively impacting the cattle feedlot industry. Common practice during processing at feedlots is administration of antibiotic metaphylaxis to reduce the incidence of BRDc. Nitric oxide (NO) is a naturally occurring nano-molecule with a wide range of physiological attributes. This study evaluated the metaphylactic use of intranasal NO releasing spray (NORS) to control BRDc incidence in calves at low-moderate risk of developing BRDc, arriving at a commercial feedlot as compared to conventional antibiotic metaphylaxis. One thousand and eighty crossbred, multiple-sourced, commingled, commercial, weaned beef calves were screened, enrolled, randomized and treated upon arrival. Animals appearing sick were pulled (from their pen) by blinded pen keepers then assessed for BRDc symptoms; blood samples were taken for haptoglobin quantification and the animals were rescued with an antibiotic. After 35 days both groups showed no significant difference in BRDc incidence (5.2% of animals from NORS group and 3.2% from antibiotic group). Average daily weight gain of animals at day 150 for the NORS cohort was 1.17 kg compared to 1.18 kg for the antibiotic group ( p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in mortality in the first 35 days ( p = 0.7552), however, general mortality over 150 days trended higher in the antibiotic cohort. NORS treatment was shown to be safe, causing neither distress nor adverse effects on the animals. This large randomized controlled study in low-moderate BRDc incidence risk calves demonstrates that NORS treatment, as compared to conventional metaphylactic antibiotics, is non-inferior based on BRDc incidence and other metrics like weight and mortality. These data justify further studies in higher BRDc incidence risk populations to evaluate NORS as an alternative strategy to reduce sub-therapeutic metaphylaxis antibiotic use in beef cattle production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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5. A mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of metaphylaxis treatments for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle.
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Abell, K. M., Theurer, M. E., Larson, R. L., White, B. J., and Apley, M.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *META-analysis , *BEEF cattle diseases , *ANTI-infective agents , *LITERATURE reviews , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials - Abstract
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 bovine respiratory disease with the use of a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis. An initial literature review was conducted in April 2016 through Pubmed, Agricola, and CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau) for randomized controlled trials for metaphylaxis antimicrobial administered parentally to incoming feedlot or stocker calves within 48 h of arrival. The final list of publications included 29 studies, with a total of 37 trials. There were 8 different metaphylactic antimicrobials. Final event outcomes were categorized into bovine respiratory disease (BRD) morbidity cumulative incidence d 1 to ≤ 60 of the feeding period, BRD morbidity cumulative incidence d 1 to closeout of the feeding period, BRD mortality cumulative incidence d 1 to closeout of the feeding period, and BRD retreatment cumulative incidence morbidity d 1 to closeout of the feeding period. Network meta-analysis combined direct and indirect evidence for all the event outcomes to determine mean odds ratio (OR) with 95% credibility intervals (CrIs) for all metaphylactic antimicrobial comparisons. The "upper tier" treatment arms for morbidity d 1 to ≤ 60 included tulathromycin, gamithromycin, and tilmicosin. For BRD mortality cumulative incidence d 1 to closeout and BRD retreatment morbidity d 1 to closeout, classifying the treatment arms into tiers was not possible due to overlapping 95% CrIs. The results of this project accurately identified differences between metaphylactic antimicrobials, and metaphylactic antimicrobial options appear to offer different outcomes on BRD morbidity and mortality odds in feedlot cattle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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6. Fever, feeding, and grooming behavior around peak clinical signs in bovine respiratory disease.
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Toaff-Rosenstein, R. L., Gershwin, L. J., and Tucker, C. B.
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GROOMING behavior in animals , *BEEF cattle diseases , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *ANIMAL vaccination , *APPETITE loss , *BEEF cattle weight - Abstract
Feedlot cattle are monitored for the sickness response, both physiological and behavioral, to detect bovine respiratory disease (BRD), but this method can be inaccurate. Diagnostic accuracy may improve if the BRD sickness response is better understood. We hypothesized that steers around peak BRD would have fever, anorexia, and less grooming than controls. We also expected sickness response magnitude to be greater as clinical and pathological severity increased. Unvaccinated steers were assigned to challenge with 1 of 5 BRD viruses or bacteria (BRD challenge; n = 4/pathogen; 20 total), based on susceptibility as determined by serology. Body weight-matched vaccinated animals were given sterile media (Control; n = 4/pathogen; 20 total) and housed by treatment (5 pens/treatment). Rectal temperature was logged every 5 min between 0100 and 0700 h, and time spent feeding (24 h/d), in contact with a brush (13 h/d), and self-licking (24 h/d) were collected from video recordings. Steers were examined and a clinical score (CS) was assigned daily. Bovine respiratory disease challenge steers were euthanized after 5 to 15 d (timing was pathogen specific) and the proportion of grossly affected lung (%LUNG) was recorded. The day of highest CS (peak; d 0) for each BRD challenge steer and the 2 preceding days were analyzed for all variables except self-licking (d 0 only); analogous days were included for Controls. Penwise mixed models (pen was the experimental unit) were used to determine which sickness response elements differed between treatments before and at peak disease, and regression using individual-steer data was used to describe relationships between disease severity (n = 35 for CS and n = 20 for %LUNG) and fever, anorexia, and grooming. Bovine respiratory disease challenge steers had fever (1.1°C higher; P < 0.01) and anorexia (35% lower feeding time; P = 0.03) but did not differ from healthy Controls for brush contact (P = 0.37) or self-licking (P = 0.15). Higher CS and more %LUNG were associated with increased fever (d 0; P ≤ 0.04) and lower feeding (d 0; P < 0.01), brush contact (d 0; P ≤ 0.03), and self-licking (P ≤ 0.05) duration relative to lower CS and less %LUNG. In conclusion, fever and feeding time are good BRD diagnostic measures around peak CS. Further study is needed to clarify why grooming was not a good measure. The sickness response is greater as BRD severity increases; fever is most closely related to CS and anorexia is most closely related to %LUNG. Regardless of which aspect is monitored, cattle with milder disease may be more difficult to detect than sicker animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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7. Associations between prior management of cattle and risk of bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle.
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Hay, K.E., Morton, J.M., Schibrowski, M.L., Clements, A.C.A., Mahony, T.J., and Barnes, T.S.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *BEEF cattle farming , *FARMERS , *LOGISTIC regression analysis - Abstract
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the major cause of clinical disease and death in feedlot populations worldwide. A longitudinal study was conducted to assess associations between risk factors related to on-farm management prior to transport to the feedlot and risk of BRD in a population of feedlot beef cattle sourced from throughout the cattle producing regions of Australia. Exposure variables were derived from questionnaire data provided by farmers supplying cattle ( N = 10,721) that were a subset of the population included in a nationwide prospective study investigating numerous putative risk factors for BRD. Causal diagrams were used to inform model building to allow estimation of effects of interest. Multilevel mixed effects logistic regression models were fitted within the Bayesian framework. Animals that were yard weaned were at reduced risk (OR: 0.7, 95% credible interval: 0.5–1.0) of BRD at the feedlot compared to animals immediately returned to pasture after weaning. Animals that had previously been fed grain (OR: 0.6, 95% credible interval: 0.3–1.1) were probably at reduced risk of BRD at the feedlot compared to animals not previously fed grain. Animals that received prior vaccinations against Bovine viral diarrhoea virus 1 (OR: 0.8, 95% credible interval: 0.5–1.1) or Mannheimia haemolytica (OR: 0.8, 95% credible interval: 0.6–1.0) were also probably at reduced risk compared to non-vaccinated animals. The results of this study confirm that on-farm management before feedlot entry can alter risk of BRD after beef cattle enter feedlots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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8. Molecular survey of infectious agents associated with bovine respiratory disease in a beef cattle feedlot in southern Brazil.
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Headley, Selwyn A., Okano, Werner, Balbo, Luciana C., Marcasso, Rogério A., Oliveira, Thalita E., Alfieri, Alice F., Negri Filho, Luiz C., Michelazzo, Mariana Z., Rodrigues, Silvio C., Baptista, Anderson L., Saut, João Paulo E., and Alfieri, Amauri A.
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BEEF cattle diseases ,BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,MOLECULAR diagnosis - Abstract
We investigated the occurrence of infectious pathogens during an outbreak of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in a beef cattle feedlot in southern Brazil that has a high risk of developing BRD. Nasopharyngeal swabs were randomly collected from steers (n = 23) and assessed for the presence of infectious agents of BRD by PCR and/or RT-PCR assays. These included: Histophilus somni, Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Mycoplasma bovis, bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), bovine coronavirus (BCoV), bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1), and bovine parainfluenza virus 3 (BPIV-3). Pulmonary sections of one steer that died with clinical BRD were submitted for pathology and molecular testing. The frequencies of the pathogens identified from the nasopharyngeal swabs were: H. somni 39% (9 of 23), BRSV 35% (8 of 23), BCoV 22% (5 of 23), and M. haemolytica 13% (3 of 23). PCR or RT-PCR assays did not identify P. multocida, M. bovis, BoHV-1, BVDV, or BPIV-3 from the nasopharyngeal swabs. Single and concomitant associations of infectious agents of BRD were identified. Fibrinous bronchopneumonia was diagnosed in one steer that died; samples were positive for H. somni and M. haemolytica by PCR. H. somni, BRSV, and BCoV are important disease pathogens of BRD in feedlot cattle in Brazil, but H. somni and BCoV are probably under-reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. Evaluation of a Computer-aided Lung Auscultation System for Diagnosis of Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Cattle.
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Mang, A.V., Buczinski, S., Booker, C.W., and Timsit, E.
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AUSCULTATION , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *COMPUTER-aided design , *ANIMAL diseases - Abstract
Background A computer-aided lung auscultation ( CALA) system was recently developed to diagnose bovine respiratory disease ( BRD) in feedlot cattle. Objectives To determine, in a case-control study, the level of agreement between CALA and veterinary lung auscultation and to evaluate the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of CALA to diagnose BRD in feedlot cattle. Animals A total of 561 Angus cross-steers (initial body weight = 246 ± 45 kg) were observed during the first 50 day after entry to a feedlot. Methods Case-control study. Steers with visual signs of BRD identified by pen checkers were examined by a veterinarian, including lung auscultation using a conventional stethoscope and CALA that produced a lung score from 1 (normal) to 5 (chronic). For each steer examined for BRD, 1 apparently healthy steer was selected as control and similarly examined. Agreement between CALA and veterinary auscultation was assessed by kappa statistic. CALA's Se and Sp were estimated using Bayesian latent class analysis. Results Of the 561 steers, 35 were identified with visual signs of BRD and 35 were selected as controls. Comparison of veterinary auscultation and CALA (using a CALA score ≥2 as a cut off) revealed a substantial agreement (kappa = 0.77). Using latent class analysis, CALA had a relatively high Se (92.9%; 95% credible interval [ CI] = 0.71-0.99) and Sp (89.6%; 95% CI = 0.64-0.99) for diagnosing BRD compared with pen checking. Conclusions CALA had good diagnostic accuracy (albeit with a relatively wide CI). Its use in feedlots could increase the proportion of cattle accurately diagnosed with BRD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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10. Genomewide association study of lung lesions in cattle using sample pooling.
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Keele, J. W., Kuehn, L. A., McDaneld, T. G., Tait Jr., R. G., Jones, S. A., Smith, T. P. L., Shackelford, S. D., King, D. A., Wheeler, T. L., Lindholm-Perry, A. K., and McNeel, A. K.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms , *FEEDLOTS , *ANTIBIOTICS - Abstract
Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) is the most expensive disease in beef cattle in the United States costing the industry at least US$1 billion annually. Bovine respiratory disease complex causes damage to lung tissue resulting in persistent lung lesions observable at slaughter. Severe lung lesions at harvest have been associated with decreased preharvest ADG and increased clinical BRDC in the feedlot. Our objective was to identify SNP that are associated with severe lung lesions observed at harvest in feedlot cattle. We conducted a genomewide association study (GWAS) using a case-control design for severe lung lesions in fed cattle at slaughter using the Illumina Bovine HD array (approximately 770,000 SNP) and sample pooling. Lung samples were collected from 11,520 young cattle, a portion of which had not been treated with antibiotics (participating in a "natural" marketing program), at a large, commercial beef processing plant in central Nebraska. Lung samples with lesions (cases) and healthy lungs (controls) were collected when both phenotypes were in close proximity on the viscera (offal) table. We constructed 60 case and 60 control pools with 96 animals per pool. Pools were constructed by sampling sequence to ensure that case and control pool pairs were matched by proximity on the processing line. The Bovine HD array (770,000 SNP) was run on all pools. Fourteen SNP on BTA 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15, 22, 24, and 25 were significant at the genomewide experiment-wise error rate of 5% (P ≤ 1.49 × 10-7). Eighty-five SNP on 28 chromosomes achieved a false discovery rate of 5% (P ≤ 5.38 × 10-6). Significant SNP were near (±100 kb) genes involved in tissue repair and regeneration, tumor suppression, cell proliferation, apoptosis, control of organ size, and immunity. Based on 85 significantly associated SNP in or near a collection of genes with diverse function on 28 chromosomes, we conclude that the genomic footprint of lung lesions is complex. A complex genomic footprint (genes and regulatory elements that affect the trait) is consistent with what is known about the cause of the disease: complex interactions among multiple viral and bacterial pathogens along with several environmental factors including dust, commingling, transportation, and stress. Characterization of sequence variation near significant SNP will enable accurate and cost effective genome-enhanced genetic evaluations for BRDC resistance in AI bulls and seed stock populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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11. Results of the BRD CAP project: progress toward identifying genetic markers associated with BRD susceptibility.
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Van Eenennaam, Alison, Neibergs, Holly, Seabury, Christopher, Taylor, Jeremy, Wang, Zeping, Scraggs, Erik, Schnabel, Robert D., Decker, Jared, Wojtowicz, Andrzej, Aly, Sharif, Davis, Jessica, Blanchard, Patricia, Crossley, Beate, Rossitto, Paul, Lehenbauer, Terry, Hagevoort, Robert, Chavez, Erik, Neibergs, J. Shannon, and Womack, James E.
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GENETIC markers , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *DISEASE susceptibility , *SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms , *HERITABILITY , *PREVENTION , *CATTLE - Abstract
The Bovine Respiratory Disease Coordinated Agricultural Project (BRD CAP) is a 5-year project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), with an overriding objective to use the tools of modern genomics to identify cattle that are less susceptible to BRD. To do this, two large genome wide association studies (GWAS) were conducted using a case:control design on preweaned Holstein dairy heifers and beef feedlot cattle. A health scoring system was used to identify BRD cases and controls. Heritability estimates for BRD susceptibility ranged from 19 to 21% in dairy calves to 29.2% in beef cattle when using numerical scores as a semi-quantitative definition of BRD. A GWAS analysis conducted on the dairy calf data showed that single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) effects explained 20% of the variation in BRD incidence and 17–20% of the variation in clinical signs. These results represent a preliminary analysis of ongoing work to identify loci associated with BRD. Future work includes validation of the chromosomal regions and SNPs that have been identified as important for BRD susceptibility, fine mapping of chromosomes to identify causal SNPs, and integration of predictive markers for BRD susceptibility into genetic tests and national cattle genetic evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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12. Field epidemiology to manage BRD risk in beef cattle production systems.
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Smith, David R.
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VETERINARY clinical epidemiology , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *CALVES , *CATTLE diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *HERD immunity , *ANIMAL health - Abstract
Field disease investigations can help to identify patterns of disease that lead to causal hypotheses and, hopefully, effective disease risk management strategies. The most common way of doing this would be to characterize the outbreak by subject, time, and space. One of the perplexing animal health problems on some beef cattle ranches is the occurrence of pneumonia in calves prior to weaning in conditions of little stress and relative isolation. Field investigation of outbreaks of pneumonia in ranch calves prior to weaning has revealed patterns of sporadic illness in calves less than 30 days of age, and rapidly occurring outbreaks in calves 90–150 days of age. We speculate that the causes of these two patterns may be failure of passive transfer resulting in more sporadic cases in very young calves, or a large proportion of the population losing maternal antibody protection (i.e. losing herd immunity) resulting in rapid and widespread onset of pneumonia in older calves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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13. The monster we don't see: subclinical BRD in beef cattle.
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Griffin, Dee
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TREATMENT of cattle diseases , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *ANIMAL health indicators - Abstract
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most expensive disease affecting United States cattle. Recently weaned calves are the focus of prevention and treatment research. Identifying affected cattle early in the course of BRD is difficult. Intervention during the early stages of BRD improves treatment outcomes; however, cattle as prey animals are excellent at hiding signs of disease, especially if the caregiver has not gained their trust. Depression, appetite loss, and changes in respiratory character are the principal signs used to identify BRD. Rectal temperatures from cattle pulled for treatment are a final measure of evaluation. Cattle suffering from subclinical BRD frequently escape identification and treatment. Observations of lungs at packing plants for anterior ventral (AV) lesions frequently document higher BRD incidence rates than observed pre-harvest, suggesting subclinical BRD is common. Data from numerous studies document lower average daily gains (ADG) from cattle with AV lung lesions at packing plants that were not treated for BRD compared with cattle with normal lungs. Scoring lung lesions at the packing plant can be a useful tool for gaining insight into BRD incidence. Data indicate that BRD lowers ADG by 0.2 lbs on average, and lowers the USDA Quality Grade by 50 marbling points. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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14. BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX (BRDC): VIRAL AND BACTERIAL PATHOGENS IN SERBIA.
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Kurćubić, V., Đoković, R., Vidanović, D., Šekler, M., Matović, K., Ilić, Z., and Stojković, J.
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VIRUS diseases in cattle , *BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *CALVES , *CATTLE diseases , *PASTEURELLA multocida , *FLUOROQUINOLONES , *BOVINE viral diarrhea virus , *BOVINE herpesvirus-1 - Abstract
Pathogens causing BRDC in Serbia were investigated. Two herds of beef cattle with bovine respiratory disease were included, with twenty diseased calves (10 from each farm) were chosen for isolation of bacteria on artificial culture media and determination by aerobic cultivation. The most common bacterial pathogen was isolated was Pasteurella multocida. Diffusion method of sensitivity to antibiotics (antibiogram), revealed that Enrofloxacin and Floron were most efficient antibiotics against Pasteurella multocida isolates (100 % isolates sensitive on both antibiotics). From the all examined samples (n=20) using the method of Real Time PCR (RT-PCR and PCR) we determined the genome sequences of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), but in none of the samples genome of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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15. Review of BRD pathogenesis: the old and the new.
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Mosier, Derek
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *PHYSIOLOGICAL stress , *BEEF cattle diseases , *CATTLE infections , *DAIRY farming , *DRUG synergism , *CATTLE - Abstract
The pathogenesis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is determined by a complex interaction of environmental, infectious, and host factors. Environment trends could impact feedlot cattle by increasing their level of stress. The polymicrobial nature of BRD produces synergies between infectious agents that can alter pathogenesis. However, the nature of the host response to these environmental and infectious challenges largely determines the characteristics of the progression and outcome of BRD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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16. BRD in 2014: where have we been, where are we now, and where do we want to go?
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Hilton, W. Mark
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *BEEF cattle diseases , *ANIMAL health , *RESPIRATORY infections , *BOVINE viral diarrhea virus , *BACTERIAL vaccines , *PREVENTION - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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17. Summary of BRD data from the 2011 NAHMS feedlot and dairy heifer studies.
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Dargatz, David A. and Lombard, Jason E.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases , *HEIFERS , *BEEF cattle diseases , *ANIMAL health , *FEEDLOTS , *PREVENTION , *DISEASES - Abstract
The USDA:APHIS National Animal Health Monitoring System collects data on health and health management in livestock and poultry populations throughout the USA in order to provide stakeholders with population estimates to use as benchmarks for comparison, to guide policy development, and to identify research needs and prioritize education efforts. Recent studies of both the beef cattle feedlot industry and dairy heifer rearing operations provided information about BRD occurrence as well as information about prevention and treatment practices used on these operations. While a great deal of effort is dedicated to BRD prevention, there are still opportunities to improve the strategies used. Despite efforts to prevent the disease, BRD continues to be widespread on both of these types of operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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18. FITBITS IN THE FEEDLOT OF THE FUTURE.
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Latzke, Jennifer M.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,BEEF cattle diseases - Abstract
The article reports on the bovine respiratory disease (BRD) that feedlot cattle mostly face in the U.S.
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- 2017
19. Pathological and Aetiological Study of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) in Slaughtered Beef Cattle.
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Fernández, M., Benavides, J., Ferreras, M.C., and Pérez, V.
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,RESPIRATORY diseases ,BEEF cattle diseases - Published
- 2018
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20. CATTLE TRACEABILITY AND MANAGEMENT: FEVER TAGS.
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Cooper, Sally
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,BIOMETRIC identification ,BEEF cattle diseases ,HEALTH of cattle ,CATTLE origin - Published
- 2020
21. Center for Outcomes Research and Education receives USDA grant to study risk management strategies.
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Montgomery, Joe
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BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,BEEF cattle diseases - Abstract
The article talks about the formation of a research team of professors from Kansas State University, Kansas headed by professor David Renter to study risk management strategies to reduce the effects of bovine respiratory disease complex in U.S feeder cattle.
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- 2015
22. Identify and treat BRD early to help stockers reach their potential.
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BEEF cattle diseases ,BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,PREVENTION ,VACCINATION - Abstract
The article discusses the risk factors of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) that is prevalent in beef cattle, its effect on lungs, and consulting a veterinarian for developing vaccination protocols for its prevention.
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- 2014
23. Best anti-BRD plan begins before you buy.
- Author
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McDONALD, STEVE
- Subjects
BOVINE respiratory syncytial virus diseases ,BEEF cattle diseases ,VETERINARY therapeutics - Abstract
The article provides the author's view when it comes to treating beef cattle for bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
- Published
- 2012
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