Prevalence of respiratory disease in Irish preweaned dairy calves using hierarchical Bayesian latent class analysis

IntroductionBovine respiratory disease (BRD) has a significant impact on the health and welfare of dairy calves. It can result in increased antimicrobial usage, decreased growth rate and reduced future productivity. There is no gold standard antemortem diagnostic test for BRD in calves and no estima...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	John D. Donlon, John F. Mee, Conor G. McAloon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Subjects:	BRD pneumonia Bayesian calf thoracic ultrasound clinical scoring system
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1149929/full