Factors associated with morbidity, mortality and lung consolidation in preweaned dairy calves
Over one-third of dairy calves will experience a preweaning illness, with diarrhea and respiratory disease accounting for the majority of recorded morbidities and mortalities. Moreover, these calfhood illnesses have enduring repercussions including reduced average daily gain, delayed first conception and reduced first lactation milk yield. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to explore factors associated with the occurrence of diarrhea, respiratory disease (BRD), lung consolidation (LC) and mortality in preweaned dairy calves.
Authors
- T.J. DeVries (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9364-2456)
- D.L. Renaud
- M.A. Steele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-6205)
- S.J. LeBlanc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-7704)
- J.H.C. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-4741)
- Kristen Y. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0298-3477)
- A.K. McNichol
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Tavistock Hospital (GB)
- University of Guelph (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20249145
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.19