Source: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA (VET-MED) submitted to NRP
BRD 2019: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1019923
Grant No.
2019-67015-29952
Cumulative Award Amt.
$10,000.00
Proposal No.
2018-06711
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Jul 15, 2019
Project End Date
Jul 14, 2020
Grant Year
2019
Program Code
[A1221]- Animal Health and Production and Animal Products: Animal Health and Disease
Recipient Organization
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA (VET-MED)
(N/A)
DAVIS,CA 95616
Performing Department
VMTRC - Tulare
Non Technical Summary
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) continues to be one of the most important and costly diseases of both beef and dairy cattle. This disease affects cattle of all ages and production settings and is responsible for significant production losses, treatment costs, and mortality in affected cattle. This two-day conference will occur in Denver, Colorado in advance of the 2019 summer meeting of the Academy of Veterinary Consultants. This conference will bring together researchers, veterinarians, cattle producers and other stakeholders to exchange the most current scientific information for identifying areas of need and opportunity for reducing BRD incidence. This BRD conference has been developed through the efforts of the USDA NIFA Multistate Research Project: NC1192: An integrated approach to control of bovine respiratory diseases (NC-1027) and supports these NC1192 objectives: 1) To determine how attributes of cattle production systems including epidemiologic, societal, and economic forces contribute to BRD, and to develop ways to catalyze change in those systems to reduce the occurrence of BRD and improve cattle health, welfare, and productivity; and 2) To promote dialogue and exchange among scientists, veterinarians, allied industry professionals and cattle producers to advance BRD research initiatives, to implement outreach, to disseminate research results, and to facilitate the translation of research findings to practical field applications. This conference addresses the USDA AFRI Animal Health and Disease program area priority with an emphasis on disease prevention and control.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
3113310302020%
3113410302020%
3073310302020%
3073410302020%
3033310302010%
3033410302010%
Goals / Objectives
This conference will bring together researchers, veterinarians, cattle producers and other stakeholders to exchange the most current scientific information for identifying areas of need and opportunity for reducing bovine respiratory disease (BRD) incidence. This BRD conference has been developed through the efforts of the USDA NIFA Multistate Research Project: NC1192: An integrated approach to control of bovine respiratory diseases (NC-1027) and supports these NC1192 objectives: 1) To determine how attributes of cattle production systems including epidemiologic, societal, and economic forces contribute to BRD, and to develop ways to catalyze change in those systems to reduce the occurrence of BRD and improve cattle health, welfare, and productivity; and 2) To promote dialogue and exchange among scientists, veterinarians, allied industry professionals and cattle producers to advance BRD research initiatives, to implement outreach, to disseminate research results, and to facilitate the translation of research findings to practical field applications. This conference addresses the USDA AFRI Animal Health and Disease program area priority with an emphasis on disease prevention and control.
Project Methods
This project will be conducted as an educational, two-day conference focusing on challenges and opportunities for reducing the incidence of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Science-based knowledge will be delivered by researchers, scientists, veterinarians, cattle producers and other knowledge-based experts to the conference attendees through scientific presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions and conference proceedings.

Progress 07/15/19 to 07/14/20

Outputs
Target Audience:Members of the following groups participated in the 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium: Participants of the USDA NIFA Multistate Research Project NC-1192 and their collaborators and graduate students, who carry out research related to BRD The Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC), which included primarily feedlot consultant veterinarians, as well as veterinarians who practice cow-calf and dairy medicine and veterinarians from industry, academia, and government; The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), which included veterinarians who practice bovine medicine, as well as veterinarians in academia, industry, and government; in the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere in the world; The Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians; National and state cattle producer organizations, including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the National Milk Producer's Federation (NMPF); Deans and associate deans for research of U.S. and Canadian colleges of veterinary medicine and land grant institutions in major U.S. cattle producing states; Representatives of USDA NRI, CSREES, and ARS; Veterinary pharmaceutical and biologics companies who manufacture and market products for use in cattle in North America; Changes/Problems:The conference grant support which was awarded was less than the amount which was originally requested. This change in funding support made it necessary to obtain other additional funding from sponsors and other donors. With the total funding which was obtained, including this conference grant award, the original plans and preparations for the conference were able to be accomplished without the need for major changes. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This continuing education conference, consisting of seminars, lectures and presentations, was approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) for a total of 13.5 CE credits for licensed veterinarians. Additionally, a research poster session which included 15 posters and was held at the end of the first day of the conference, provided an opportunity for graduate students, their mentors, and other research scientists to present the results of their research involving bovine respiratory disease to those attending the conference. These posters included investigators and collaborators from the U.S., Canada, Argentina and Spain. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Hard copies of the conference proceedings were provided to those attending the 2019 BRD Symposium. A special issue of Animal Health Research Reviews [Animal Health Research Reviews , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , December 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252320000298] included most of the papers from the 2019 BRD Symposium. These articles provided additional insight and food for thought on the best practices to implement for management of animals, people and microbes to lessen the impact of BRD. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The BRD 2019 Sympoisum: Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing the Incidence of Bovine Respiratory Disease, provided outstanding extension and continuing education for more than 230 researchers, veterinarians, cattle producers and other stakeholders over the 2-day program. All of the major goals of the project were accomplished. Specifically, this conference achieved progress for two of the objectives of the USDA NIFA Multistate Research Project: NC1192: An integrated approach to control of bovine respiratory diseases (NC-1027): 1) To determine how attributes of cattle production systems including epidemiologic, societal, and economic forces contribute to BRD, and to develop ways to catalyze change in those systems to reduce the occurrence of BRD and improve cattle health, welfare, and productivity; and 2) To promote dialogue and exchange among scientists, veterinarians, allied industry professionals and cattle producers to advance BRD research initiatives, to implement outreach, to disseminate research results, and to facilitate the translation of research findings to practical field applications.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium 2019: Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing the Incidence of Bovine Respiratory Disease. Renaissance Denver Hotel; Denver, CO; August 7-8, 2019. (PROCEEDINGS, 129 pages.)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Alexander, T., Timsit, E., & Amat, S. (2020). The role of the bovine respiratory bacterial microbiota in health and disease. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 168-171. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000316 Aly, S., Karle, B., Williams, D., Maier, G., & Dubrovsky, S. (2020). Components of a risk assessment tool for prevention and control of bovine respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 153-159. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000201 Booker, C. (2020). Bovine respiratory disease treatment failure: Definition and impact. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 172-174. doi:10.1017/S146625232000016X Chase, C., & Woolums, A. (2020). Bovine Respiratory Disease virtual symposium. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 131-131. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000298 Cramer, C., & Ollivett, T. (2020). Behavior assessment and applications for BRD diagnosis: Preweaned dairy calves. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 188-191. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000213 Credille, B. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance in Mannheimia haemolytica: Prevalence and impact. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 196-199. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000109 Helman, R. (2020). The role of the veterinary diagnostic lab in the management of BRD. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 160-163. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000225 Loy, J. (2020). Development and application of molecular diagnostics and proteomics to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 164-167. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000092 Lubbers, B. (2020). Pharmacological considerations of antibiotic failures in bovine respiratory disease cases. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 177-178. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000122 Neibergs, H. (2020). Genomics: The host's genotype and its relevance to bovine respiratory disease. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 179-183. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000134 Ollivett, T. (2020). BRD treatment failure: Clinical and pathologic considerations. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 175-176. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000328 Overton, M. (2020). Economics of respiratory disease in dairy replacement heifers. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 143-148. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000250 Parker Gaddis, K. (2020). Improving resistance of cattle to BRD through genomics. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 184-187. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000171 Peel, D. (2020). Economic considerations of enhanced BRD control. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 139-142. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000304 Richeson, J. (2020). Behavior assessment and applications for BRD diagnosis: Beef. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 192-195. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000249 Short, D., & Lombard, J. (2020). The National Animal Health Monitoring System's perspective on respiratory disease in dairy cattle. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 135-138. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000080 Smith, D. (2020). Risk factors for bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 149-152. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000110 White, B., & Larson, B. (2020). Impact of bovine respiratory disease in U.S. beef cattle. Animal Health Research Reviews, 21(2), 132-134. doi:10.1017/S1466252320000079