Dr. Richard Randle wrote a BeefWatch article, Summer Pneumonia in Beef Calves, in July of 2015. In it, he explained a case-control study in Nebraska, ...

A calf fed 2 litres of milk twice a day is starving, and not only needs to use energy to keep warm, reducing growth rate, but is also immunosuppressed and more susceptible to pneumonia.

Summer pneumonia in nursing beef calves is not uncommon, but it occurs somewhat randomly and with low frequency. A wide variety of risk factors for summer pneumonia exist. These include relative ...

Steps to help prevent calf pneumonia Colostrum. Make sure calves have enough good-quality colostrum for their immunity. Test the quality and aim for 61+mg/decilitre, showing as 8.4% on a Brix ...

The careful execution of calf management protocols and daily tasks that keep calves healthy can and should incrementally add ...

Calves that were classified as having pneumonia, detected by ultrasound scans, exhibited compensatory growth when compared to ...

Precision technology, machine learning lead to early diagnosis of calf pneumonia. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 07 / 230714131136.htm.

Springtime is often when calves get their first vaccinations. It’s also their first exposure to high endotoxin loads.

In the winter, it is common for people to have a cold or respiratory illness, but sickness in the summer often catches people unprepared.

A Virginia family will show how they run a simple yet profitable dairy calf to beef system during a farm walk next week.

Get Instant Summarized Text (GIST) Crossbred beef-dairy calves, particularly those from Black Angus and dairy cow pairings, show resilience against pneumonia, achieving similar growth rates to ...