The goal of this project was to document calf rearing and management practices prevalent on California dairies and calf ranches as part of a larger effort to develop a risk assessment tool to reduce the incidence of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). Bovine respiratory disease is a major source of economic loss in infected calves due to reduced growth and productivity. Approximately 22% of all pre-weaning dairy heifer deaths are caused by BRD.
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