A5102008383- Animal health and immunology
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Microbial infections and disease research
University of Copenhagen
2023-2024
Respiratory disease is an ongoing challenge for calves in the dairy sector with a relatively high prevalence and impact on welfare economics. Applying scoring protocols detecting respiratory requires that they are easily implemented, consistent between observers fast to use daily management. This study was conducted one Danish farm from September 2020 through January 2021. The included 126 heifer enrolled age of 17 24 d. All were observed every second day period 46 At each visit all scored...
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Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes decreased welfare and production losses is a major reason for use of antimicrobials in dairy calves. Inflammatory markers released into the blood stream during BRD include acute phase proteins such as Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Haptoglobin (Hp). This longitudinal observational study aimed to investigate whether serum concentrations SAA Hp measured on day detected mild clinical event BRD, were associated odds developing recurrent events requiring additional...