Herd-level prevalence of the ultrasonographic lung lesions associated with bovine respiratory disease and related environmental risk factors.
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Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRD) is a major calf disease during the preweaning period. Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has been recently described as a reliable tool for assessing BRD-associated lung lesions. The objectives of this study were to define the herd-level prevalence of lung consolidation assessed by TUS (CONSTUS). A total of 39 Québec dairy herds were randomly chosen to participate in this cross-sectional study. Between 6 and 12 preweaned calves were examined for signs of CONSTUS defined by any site with ≥3 cm consolidated lung tissue during 1 visit in summer and 1 visit in winter. Herd questionnaire focused on calf health and housing data [airborne bacteria (aerobic, coliform, yeasts and mold counts), air drafts, temperature, hygrometry, and ammonia levels] were also collected during these visits looking for potential association with CONSTUS prevalence. The median herd-level of CONSTUS prevalence (interquartile range) were 8% (0-22%) in summer and 15% (0-35%) in winter. Multivariable analyses showed that season was associated with an increased CONSTUS prevalence [10.0 vs. 19.3%; odds ratio (OR) = 2.16], as well as group housing during preweaned period (9.6 vs. 20.0%; OR = 2.37) and perceived BRD problem by the farmer (10.6 vs. 18.3%; OR = 1.89). Despite tremendous changes in calves' environment between winter and summer, none of the housing variables were associated with the CONSTUS prevalence in this study. Based on the observed CONSTUS prevalence ranges in the present study (herds in the lower prevalence quartile), an achievable goal of none of 12 calves with consolidation ≥3 cm can potentially be used to define a low-BRD risk herd.
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Respiratory diseases, especially bovine respiratory disease, have a high incidence (up to 17%) at veal farms during the entire fattening period.
“Respiratory diseases, and especially bovine respiratory disease, have been shown to have a high (up to 17%) incidence at the veal farms during the entire fattening period (Pardon et al., 2013”
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- Authors
- Buczinski, S., Borris, M. E., & Dubuc, J.
- Affiliations
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Buczinski, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Publisher
- American Dairy Science Association
- Published
- 2018-03
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 2423-2432
- ISSN
- 0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2778825011
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 35
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- FWCI
- 2.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Zoetis
- Université de Montréal
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Microbial infections and disease research
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal health and immunology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Keywords
- bovine respiratory disease, lung consolidation, thoracic ultrasound, pre-weaned calves, herd prevalence, calf housing, group housing, seasonal variation, dairy herds, environmental risk factors, ammonia, airborne bacteria, coliform bacteria
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cattle, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environmental Microbiology, Female, Lung, Male, Quebec, Risk Factors, Seasons, Ultrasonography, Prevalence, Odds Ratio, Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
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