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Respiratory disease of the bovine neonate.
|Title||Respiratory disease of the bovine neonate.|
|Publication Type||Journal Article|
|Year of Publication||2009|
|Authors||Poulsen KP, McGuirk SM|
|Journal||The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice|
|Date Published||2009 Mar|
|Keywords||Animals, Animals, Newborn, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Male, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections, Severity of Illness Index|
Respiratory disease is an important problem in bovine neonates. Early detection of clinical disease is challenging. In the newborn calf, mucous membrane color, character and frequency of the respiratory effort, thoracic auscultation, and ability to oxygenate are critical elements of the examination to determine whether or not respiratory disease is present. Within a few days of birth, screening calves for fever, abnormal nasal or ocular discharge, or an inducible cough finds many calves with early respiratory disease. This article describes respiratory conditions in newborn calves that veterinarians are most likely to encounter, along with diagnostic and treatment options that can be applied to both herd investigations and individual animals.
|Alternate Journal||Vet. Clin. North Am. Food Anim. Pract.|