Respiratory Illness — Worldwide/Unknown
Researchers from Western Australia’s Murdoch University have found respiratory disease to be a leading cause of cattle deaths on long-haul boat voyages.
A study of 215 cattle, which died on live export ships between 2010 and 2012, showed almost 60 per cent of mortalities were caused by bovine respiratory disease (BRD).
Jo Moore, a PhD candidate from the University’s Academy of Pathology, says the results were somewhat unexpected.
“Previous research had shown heat stress was the most
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