The epidemiology of bovine respiratory disease: What is the evidence for preventive measures?

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1351-1359

  Taylor, Jared D ^a   Fulton, Robert W ^a   Lehenbauer, Terry W ^a,c   Step, Douglas L ^b   Confer, Anthony W ^a  

^a Center for Veterinary Health Sciences   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VACCINATION; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CANADA; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; PROBIOTICS; VACCINATION; WEANING;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 78751486435     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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