Causes of death in feedlot beef cattle and their control: a brief review

ABSTRACT: This review reports the leading causes of death in feedlot beef cattle. It describes economic losses resulting from these deaths and suggests control alternatives. Diseases associated with the respiratory and digestive systems were the most frequently observed. In different geographical ar...

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Published in:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Main Authors: Pablo Estima-Silva, Haide Valeska Scheid, Ana Lucia Schild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2020-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2020000800571&tlng=en