BRD Mystery Continues

Summer Pneumonia Hitting Calves Hard

Victoria G Myers
By  Victoria G. Myers , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Stress, fenceline exposure and colostrum quality may be risk factors in preweaning pneumonia. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Boyd Kidwell)
Stress, fenceline exposure and colostrum quality may be risk factors in preweaning pneumonia. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Boyd Kidwell)
Whether it's called summer pneumonia or preweaning pneumonia, respiratory disease in beef calves is a leading cause of illness and death. However, it remains difficult to pin down ways to prevent the disease.

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Victoria Myers

Victoria G Myers
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