How to Prevent and Manage BRD on Cow-Calf Operations

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Dr. Trent Wennekamp on biosecurity, BRD and reducing your herd’s risk for the disease.

Shipping fever. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Whatever moniker you favour, the fact is that it remains one of the most costly health problems in beef cattle today. And although we often think of it as an issue in feedlots, cow-calf operations can also struggle with it, especially if their herds are exposed to other cattle.

Dr. Trent Wennekamp, a vet at Lloydminster Animal Hospital, tells about some of the risk factors for BRD in cow-calf herds and offers some practical tips on preventing and managing the disease.

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About the author

Lisa Guenther is the senior editor of magazines at Glacier FarmMedia, and the editor of Canadian Cattlemen. She previously worked as a field editor for Grainews and Country Guide. Lisa grew up on a cow-calf operation in northwestern Saskatchewan and still lives in the same community. She holds a graduate degree in professional communications from Royal Roads University and an undergraduate degree in education from the University of Alberta. She also writes fiction in her spare time and has had two novels published by NeWest Press in Edmonton.