A Systematic Review of Bovine Respiratory Disease Diagnosis Focused on Diagnostic Confirmation, Early Detection, and Prediction of Unfavorable Outcomes in Feedlot Cattle

Wolfger, B and Timsit, E and White, B J and Orsel, K

The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice (2015) 31: 351–365

DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2015.05.005

Abstract

A large proportion of newly arrived feedlot cattle are affected with bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Economic losses could be reduced by accurate, early detection. This review evaluates the available literature regarding BRD confirmatory diagnostic tests, early detection methods, and modalities to estimate post-therapeutic prognosis or predict unfavorable or fatal outcomes. Scientific evidence promotes the use of haptoglobin to confirm BRD status. Feeding behavior, infrared thermography, and reticulorumen boluses are promising methods. Retrospective analyses of routinely collected treatment and cohort data can be used to identify cattle at risk of unfavorable outcome. Other methods have been reviewed but require further study.

Citation

Wolfger, B., Timsit, E., White, B. J., & Orsel, K. (2015). A Systematic Review of Bovine Respiratory Disease Diagnosis Focused on Diagnostic Confirmation, Early Detection, and Prediction of Unfavorable Outcomes in Feedlot Cattle. The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice, 31(3), 351–365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2015.05.005 Diagnosis, Cattle: Respiratory

Keywords

• Diagnosis
• Cattle: Respiratory