These resources are brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution

FAQ #25917

Have a question? Try asking one of our Experts

What is bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex?

Related resource areas: Agrosecurity and Floods

Bovine respiratory disease complex is a major cause of economic loss in the cattle industry, especially the beef industry. It is caused by a number of bacteria and viruses. These include:
- Mannheimia haemolytica
- Pasteurella multocida
- Haemophilus somnus
- Mycoplasma spp.
- Bovine herpes virus 1 - (BHV-1)
- Bovine parainfluenza type 3 virus - (PI3)
- Bovine viral diarrhea virus - (BVDV)
- Bovine respiratory syncitial virus - (BRSV)

Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.

Comments

Post a comment about this topic

Please keep comments on topic. To ask a question, please use Ask an Expert. All comments are held for moderation. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site.

Did you find this page useful?

No one has rated this article yet. Why not be the first? what is this?
not useful
very useful
 1  2  3  4  5