Pre-weaning respiratory disease in calves with Dr. Emily Snyder

The Beef Cattle Health and Nutrition Podcast

Dr. Emily Snyder is a veterinary clinician and professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She has expertise in bovine respiratory disease, preventive medicine and antimicrobial resistance. This week, she joins the show to discuss the risk factors of pre-weaning respiratory disease in calves and some tips on how to prevent it from occurring in your herd.

00:00 – 01:41 Introduction

01:42– 03:47 How commonly do we see BRD in pre-weaned calves

03:48 - 05:29 When does preweaning BRD occur and explanations for two peaks in disease incidence?

05:30 – 6:24 How host, pathogen and environment factors interact to cause disease

06:25 – 8:43 Calf factors that impact BRD

8:44 – 10:19 Environmental factors that impact BRD

10:20 – 11:52 Bacteria and viruses involved in pre-weaning BRD

11:53 – 12:33 Clinical signs of pre-weaning BRD

12:34 – 13:26 Treating calves with pre-weaning BRD

13:27 – 16:57 Risk factors associated with herds that have outbreaks of pre-weaning BRD

16:58 – 18:28 Prevention of pre-weaning BRD

18:29 – 19:50 Summary thoughts

19:51 – 20:34 Closing comments