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dc.contributor.authorMurray, Gerard*
dc.contributor.authorMore, Simon J*
dc.contributor.authorClegg, Tracy A*
dc.contributor.authorEarley, Bernadette*
dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Ronan G.*
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Dayle*
dc.contributor.authorGilmore, John*
dc.contributor.authorNosov, Mikhail*
dc.contributor.authorMcElroy, Máire*
dc.contributor.authorInzana, Thomas J*
dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Joseph P.*
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-30T15:33:58Z
dc.date.available2018-05-30T15:33:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-27
dc.identifier.citationGerard M. Murray, Simon J. More, Tracy A. Clegg, Bernadette Earley, Rónan G. O’Neill, Dayle Johnston, John Gilmore, Mikhail Nosov, Máire C. McElroy, Thomas J. Inzana and Joseph P. Cassidy. BMC Veterinary Research. 2018 Feb 27;14(1):53.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/1537
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) remains among the leading causes of death of cattle internationally. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with exposure to BRD pathogens during the peri-weaning period (day (d)-14 to d 14 relative to weaning at 0) in dairy bull calves using serological responses to these pathogens as surrogate markers of exposure. Clinically normal Holstein-Friesian and Jersey breed bull calves (n = 72) were group housed in 4 pens using a factorial design with calves of different breeds and planes of nutrition in each pen. Intrinsic, management and clinical data were collected during the pre-weaning (d − 56 to d − 14) period. Calves were gradually weaned over 14 days (d − 14 to d 0). Serological analysis for antibodies against key BRD pathogens (BRSV, BPI3V, BHV-1, BHV-4, BCoV, BVDV and H. somni) was undertaken at d − 14 and d 14. Linear regression models (for BVDV, BPI3V, BHV-1, BHV-4, BCoV and H. somni) and a single mixed effect random variable model (for BRSV) were used to identify risk factors for changes in antibody levels to these pathogens. Results BRSV was the only pathogen which demonstrated clustering by pen. Jersey calves experienced significantly lower changes in BVDV S/P than Holstein-Friesian calves. Animals with a high maximum respiratory score (≥8) recorded significant increases in H. somni S/P during the peri-weaning period when compared to those with respiratory scores of ≤3. Haptoglobin levels of between 1.32 and 1.60 mg/ml at d − 14 were significantly associated with decreases in BHV-1 S/N during the peri-weaning period. Higher BVDV S/P ratios at d − 14 were significantly correlated with increased changes in serological responses to BHV-4 over the peri-weaning period. Conclusions Haptoglobin may have potential as a predictor of exposure to BHV-1. BRSV would appear to play a more significant role at the ‘group’ rather than ‘individual animal’ level. The significant associations between the pre-weaning levels of antibodies to certain BRD pathogens and changes in the levels of antibodies to the various pathogens during the peri-weaning period may reflect a cohort of possibly genetically linked ‘better responders’ among the study population.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Centralen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC Veterinary Research;vol 14
dc.subjectBovine respiratory diseaseen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectPAthogensen_US
dc.subjectperi-weaning perioden_US
dc.titleRisk factors associated with exposure to bovine respiratory disease pathogens during the peri-weaning period in dairy bull calvesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2018-04-18T11:23:05Z
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dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1372-9
refterms.dateFOA2018-05-30T15:33:59Z


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