Practical Considerations of Resilience and Robustness Within the Stress Architecture of Beef Stocker Calves [0.03%]
牛肉育肥小牛压力架构中耐受性和稳健性的实际考虑因素
John T Richeson,Macie C Weigand,Kendall L Samuelson et al.
John T Richeson et al.
The stocker phase represents a critical period in beef production during which calves encounter multiple stressors that influence short-term and long-term health and performance. Resilience is defined as the capacity of an animal to recover...
Christine B Navarre,Daniel B Cummings
Christine B Navarre
Gastrointestinal nematodes remain a major challenge in high-risk stocker cattle, impacting performance, health, and animal welfare. Routine blanket deworming combined with intensive grazing systems has accelerated anthelmintic resistance, t...
Viral Infections in Stocker Cattle and Their Implications for Bovine Respiratory Disease [0.03%]
育肥牛病毒感染及其对牛呼吸道疾病的影响
Mrigendra Rajput,Christopher C L Chase
Mrigendra Rajput
Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and economic loss in stocker cattle, particularly during the transition from weaning to feedlot placement. Virus-induced changes promote microbiome imbalance and...
Dale A Blasi
Dale A Blasi
Dry lot stocker growing systems allow precise regulation of feed delivery and close health surveillance, but they require disciplined nutritional oversight and well managed pen and feed bunk conditions. Sufficient crude protein adequacy, ca...
Emily R Snyder,Jennifer Abi Younes
Emily R Snyder
Bovine respiratory disese (BRD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortlaity in stocker cattle, a high-risk sector of the beef cattle industry, characterized by stress, commingling, and limited or unknown prior health management. Key bac...
Metaphylactic Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Beef Stocker Cattle [0.03%]
牛犊饲养中抗菌药物的预防性使用和合理应用
Brent Credille
Brent Credille
Bovine respiratory disease has historically been, and continues to be, a significant issue facing the beef stocker industry. This single disease syndrome is responsible for nearly 90% of all morbidity and mortality in stocker cattle and has...
Eric A Bailey,Derek W Brake
Eric A Bailey
Stocker cattle performance in grazing systems is best understood through the lens of interactions among 3 system constraints: forage availability, forage nutritive value, and animal nutrient requirements. This review provides a framework fo...
Strategies for Data-Driven Investigations of Disease and Decreased Production on Stocker Operations [0.03%]
基于数据的疾病和育肥牛场生产性能下降调查策略
W Isaac Jumper,John T Groves,David R Smith
W Isaac Jumper
The stocker calf industry is critical to North American beef production. The highly dynamic and diverse nature of the stocker industry creates challenges for veterinarians to develop relevant and lasting professional relationships with stoc...
Marc Caldwell
Marc Caldwell
Non respiratory diseases impact stocker cattle health and performance. Frothy bloat arises from high-protein forages and microbial shifts causing stable foam that blocks eructation; mitigation includes lower-risk forages, graze management, ...
The Role of Early Handling Experiences on the Welfare of Beef Stocker Cattle [0.03%]
早期处理经历对肉用架子牛福利的影响作用
Ruth Woiwode
Ruth Woiwode
The stocker phase represents a critical period in beef cattle development, during which young animals exhibit heightened reactivity to handling and environmental stressors. Experiences during this stage have a lasting impact on behavior, we...