Multiple factors contribute to bovine respiratory disease and no single management plan works for all operations. History of the cattle, how they are handled, nutrition and vaccination are critical to keep BRD in check. So are testing and parasite management. DVMs Oliver Irons and Daniel Cummings offer a thorough review of how to prevent BRD and how to treat it, if needed.
Source: High Plains Journal, January 27, 2020. Link. (paywall) If I could get all producers to implement one change to fight BRD, it would be including a modified-live, five-way vaccine,” Irons said. “If we can get that vaccine implemented consistently at the cow-calf stage, that’s five fewer viruses we have to worry about in an outbreak of BRD.”
INSIGHTS: Veterinarians remain critical to helping producers prevent BRD in their herds.