In the US alone, BRD costs producers more than $1 billion a year, with nearly 25 percent of the country’s 38 million calf crop being pulled as a result of the disease.

Being aggressive with diagnostics and treatment can help reduce losses from BRD. Still, many operations find if difficult to stay ahead of BRD while also managing enteric challenges.

When dealing with high-risk cattle, the prevailing attitude in feedlots has been to remove not only those cattle that are obviously sick, but also those cattle exhibiting questionable signs of illness.  “Pull deep and pull hard” and “when in doubt, pull them out” are themes many pen riders employ.

However, with world grain prices soaring, how much longer can cattle feeders afford to be that aggressive with pulls? 

Putting an antibiotic in the feed can protect your investment from BRD, reduce the number of pulls and take the guesswork out of BRD diagnostics.  In the case of Aureomycin® (chlortetracycline), the antibiotic can also improve feed efficiency/gain

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