Prevention and Control of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC)
Prevencija i kontrola kompleksa respiratornog oboljenja goveda (BRDC)
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Kurcubic, Vladimir
Djokovic, Radojica
Ilic, Zoran
Petrovic, Milos
Keywords
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC)viruses
bacteria
metaphylaxis
vaccination
kompleks respiratornog oboljenja goveda (BRDC)
virusi
bakterije
metafilaksa
vakcinacija
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BRDC is one of the most expensive health problems in cattle breeding around the world, due to high morbidity and mortality, weight loss, reduced food utilization, reduced quality of carcasses and extensive prophylaxis and therapy. BRDC causes a greater number of pathogens (viruses and bacteria), with predisposing risk factors from the ambient and host. Increasing the production of meat and milk worldwide would be sustainable by improving the prevention and control of BRDC. Management strategies greatly reduce the occurrence of BRDC, and metaphylaxis is useful in high-risk calves when arriving in the feedlot. Control of BRDC requires the application of new technologies to increase resistance, reduce risk factors and exposure to pathogens. BRDC je jedan od najskupljih zdravstvenih problema u govedarstvu širom sveta, usled visokog morbiditeta i smrtnosti, gubitka težine, smanjenog iskorišćenja hrane, smanjenog kvaliteta trupova i obimne profilakse i terapije. BRDC izaziva veći broj patogena (virusa i bakterija), uz predisponirajuće faktore rizika iz ambijenta i domaćina. Povećanje proizvodnje mesa i mleka u celom svetu bilo bi održivo unapređenjem prevencije i kontrole BRDC. Strategije upravljanja značajno smanjuju pojavu BRDC, a metafilaksa je korisna kod „visoko rizične“ teladi na prijemu u tovilišta. Kontrola BRDC zahteva primenu novih tehnologija za povećanje otpornosti, smanjenje faktora rizika i izloženosti patogenima.