Pneumonia: the silent killer
Controlling BRD in suckler weanlings is challenging.
In the most recent all-island animal disease surveillance report, pneumonia was diagnosed in 47.6% of suckler weanlings submitted for post-mortem. Pneumonia, also known as bovine respiratory disease (BRD), is the most significant infectious disease challenge in suckler weanlings.
Bovine respiratory disease can be caused by a host of viruses and bacteria. Regular monitoring of weanlings for clinical signs of pneumonia is vital to early treatment and reducing incidence rates.
