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2012; Beef; Implant; Health performance; Feedlot performance; Bovine respiratory disease
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Delaying Implant In High-Risk Calves Has No Benefit For Health Or Feedlot Performance (2012), R.D. Munson, Daniel U. Thomson, Christopher D. Reinhardt
Delaying Implant In High-Risk Calves Has No Benefit For Health Or Feedlot Performance (2012), R.D. Munson, Daniel U. Thomson, Christopher D. Reinhardt
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Bovine respiratory disease is the most common and costly disease in the beef industry. Calves affected by bovine respiratory disease have a 53-lb decrease in finished weights and decreased quality grades compared with healthy cattle. Many stressors influence post-arrival health and nutrient intake, including weaning, marketing, transportation, co-mingling, genetics, previous nutrition, and health history. These stressors can negatively affect the immune system at a time when the animal is more likely to be exposed to infectious agents within the bovine respiratory disease complex. Feed intake by stressed calves is low, and low nutrient intake likely increases the negative effects of …