Associations between weather conditions during the first 45 days after feedlot arrival and daily respiratory disease risks in autumn-placed feeder cattle in the united states

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1328-1337

  Cernicchiaro, N ^a   Renter, D G ^a   White, B J ^b   Babcock, A H ^a   Fox, J T ^a  

^a Department of Pathobiology ^*  (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease; Feedlot; Morbidity; Weather

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RAIN; SNOW;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CATTLE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SNOW; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 84858027740     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4657     Document Type: Article

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