Journal article
Biosecurity for neonatal gastrointestinal diseases
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, Vol.18(1), pp.7-34
03/2002
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105655
PMCID: PMC7135474
PMID: 12064170
Abstract
Infectious diarrhea is an important cause of neonatal calf morbidity and mortality that results in significant economic losses in the beef and dairy industries. Although numerous risk factors related to the occurrence of neonatal diarrhea have been identified, they can all be categorized into those that are related to the calf, the pathogens involved, or the environment of the calf. The immune status of calves, specifically the level of passively acquired immunity through colostrum, is the major risk factor related to the calf and the occurrence of diarrhea. Although numerous pathogens have been implicated in the occurrence of neonatal diarrhea, only a relatively limited number are commonly involved. Most should be viewed as secondary opportunists rather than primary pathogens, because none are extraordinarily virulent, and with the exception of Salmonella spp., most are present within the gastrointestinal tract of many healthy, mature cattle. Important risk factors related to pathogens involved in neonatal calf diarrhea involve the size of the inoculum and the occurrence of multiple infections. Finally, when considering the environment and housing conditions in which beef and dairy calves may reside, it is clear that tremendous variations exist. Despite these variations, the risk factors associated with the environment of the calf are also those that are the most amenable to the implementation of general environmental control and monitoring strategies as well as specific biosecurity measures.
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- Title
- Biosecurity for neonatal gastrointestinal diseases
- Creators
- George M Barrington - Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. geob@vetmed.wsu.eduJohn M GayJames F Evermann
- Publication Details
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, Vol.18(1), pp.7-34
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546745901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article