TY - JOUR
T1 - Review
T2 - the effects of dust on feedlot health and production of beef cattle
AU - Urso, Phil M.
AU - Turgeon, Abe
AU - Ribeiro, Flavio R.B.
AU - Smith, Zachary K.
AU - Johnson, Bradley J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Dust in feedlots is detrimental to optimal cattle performance. Contributors such as climate, manure production, and animal behaviour can affect dust production and ultimately, cattle health. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) represented to 68% of death loss across 30 feedyards from 2015 to 2017. Bovine respiratory disease specifically costs producers between $800 and $900 million each year with the cost per animal varying based on number of treatments, occurrence, and performance differences. Altering feeding schedule, stocking density, and sprinkler systems have decreased dust concentrations. By using these methods, cattle feeders can limit dust production and promote animal health. This paper serves to consolidate previous research and data discussing the effects of dust on cattle health.
AB - Dust in feedlots is detrimental to optimal cattle performance. Contributors such as climate, manure production, and animal behaviour can affect dust production and ultimately, cattle health. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) represented to 68% of death loss across 30 feedyards from 2015 to 2017. Bovine respiratory disease specifically costs producers between $800 and $900 million each year with the cost per animal varying based on number of treatments, occurrence, and performance differences. Altering feeding schedule, stocking density, and sprinkler systems have decreased dust concentrations. By using these methods, cattle feeders can limit dust production and promote animal health. This paper serves to consolidate previous research and data discussing the effects of dust on cattle health.
KW - Cattle
KW - dust
KW - feedlot
KW - management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102994952&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09712119.2021.1903476
DO - 10.1080/09712119.2021.1903476
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85102994952
VL - 49
SP - 133
EP - 138
JO - Journal of Applied Animal Research
JF - Journal of Applied Animal Research
SN - 0971-2119
IS - 1
ER -