BRD: The Big Picture
KATRINA WATERS
The Cattleman
No doubt it’s an efficiency killer. Both in cattle and in the way an operation runs, bovine respiratory disease (BRD) hurts the bottom line.
Dr. Robin Falkner, a veterinarian with Pfizer Animal Health, says BRD is “by far the most costly disease we deal with in feeder cattle.” It is also the most demanding of labor and facilities, he adds.
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