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Bovine Respiratory Disease Diagnosis

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.03.004

1558-4240

Sébastien Buczinski, Bart Pardon,

Animal health and immunology

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex is a worldwide health problem in cattle and is a major reason for antimicrobial use in young cattle. Several challenges may explain why it is difficult to make progress in the management of this disease. This article defines the limitation of BRD complex nomenclature, which may not easily distinguish upper versus lower respiratory tract infection and infectious bronchopneumonia versus other types of respiratory diseases. It then discusses the obstacles to clinical diagnosis and reviews the current knowledge of readily available diagnostic test to reach a diagnosis of infectious bronchopneumonia.