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The Effects of Pretransportation or Arrival Meloxicam Administration to Calves Entering the Feedlot on Morbidity, Biomarkers, Performance, and Carcass Characteristics by Nicholas K Van Engen; Terry J Engelken; Caleb G Lockard; Jeffery Lakritz; Natalia Cernicchiaro; Blake K Wilson; Clint R Krehbiel; Johann F Coetzee is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract The objective of this trial was to investigate the effects of using meloxicam as a pretransport or on arrival therapeutic on disease outcomes of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), biomarker outcomes associated with BRD, performance characteristics over the first 42 d on feed, and carcass traits at harvest in cross bred beef cattle. Multisourced, crossbred steer calves (__n__ = 168) consisting of mainly British and British-Continental breeds were purchased from an auction market in central Missouri. Calves were processed prior to transportation and again upon feedlot arrival. Animals were randomized to 3 separate treatments: pretransport meloxicam (PMEL), arrival meloxicam (AMEL), and a control group receiving inactive excipient (CONT). Dosing at 1 mg/kg on weighted averaged administered per os. Animals were weighed and blood was collected pre- and post-transport. Haptoglobin (Hp)-matrix metaloproteinase (MMP)-9 complex, cortisol, and substance P were quantified. Weights were taken again at 42 d and at harvest. Clinical signs of BRD were monitored using indicators of depression, appetite, respiration, and temperature that qualified the animals for treatment. Harvest param
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- Author
- Nicholas K Van Engen; Terry J Engelken; Caleb G Lockard; Jeffery Lakritz; Natalia Cernicchiaro; Blake K Wilson; Clint R Krehbiel; Johann F Coetzee
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)