Feedlot health and performance effects associated with the timing of respiratory disease treatment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 314-327

  Babcock, A H ^a,b   White, B J ^a   Dritz, S S ^b   Thomson, D U ^a   Renter, D G ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Days on feed; Health outcome; Net return; Performance; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60549083730     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1201     Document Type: Article

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