Mapping Variability in Bovine Respiratory Disease Risk Factors in Beef Production Systems: A Scoping Review
Adeolu Adekunle, Alexcia Gaines, Natalie Estefano, Devyani Lenin, Piyush Hole, Rhythm Khandelwal, Reinaldo Cooke, Karun Kaniyamattam · 2026
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Adeolu Adekunle and co-authors present a 2026 scoping review mapping research on risk factors for bovine respiratory disease across beef production. The disease is the costliest in beef cattle, and its triggers mix animal, management, and environmental factors. The team analyzed 91 studies published over two decades.
Transport stress and mixing cattle from different sources were frequently linked to disease in the later production stages. Early-life practices such as vaccination timing drew more attention in studies of young calves. Most research, though, concentrates on feedlots, leaving the cow-calf and backgrounding stages understudied. The authors sort risk factors into animal, management, and environment domains. They call for balanced research across the whole production chain so prevention can start before cattle reach the feedlot.
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| CREATOR | Adeolu Adekunle, Alexcia Gaines, Natalie Estefano, Devyani Lenin, Piyush Hole, Rhythm Khandelwal, Reinaldo Cooke, Karun Kaniyamattam |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |