Use of treatment records and lung lesion scoring to estimate the effect of respiratory disease on growth during early and late finishing periods in South African feedlot cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 488-498

  Thompson, P N ^a   Stone, A ^a   Schultheiss, W A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Schering Plough Animal Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease; Cattle; Economic impact; Feedlot; Growth; Lung lesion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748781758     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.842488x     Document Type: Article

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