PMID: 16514973Mar 7, 2006Paper

The importance of Mycoplasma bovis in bovine respiratory disease

Tijdschrift Voor Diergeneeskunde
D Gevaert

Abstract

The annual damage caused by bovine respiratory disease is estimated at 45 up to 55 euro per calf of milking cattle and 117.50 euro per veal calf In Europe, M. bovis is responsible for at least 1/4 to 1/3 of all pneumonia cases in calves. Serology may help to identify the spreading of these bacteria in a herd.

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