Structured literature review of responses of cattle to viral and bacterial pathogens causing bovine respiratory disease complex.

ABSTRACT: Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an economically important disease of cattle and continues to be an intensely studied topic. However, literature summarizing the time between pathogen exposure and clinical signs, shedding, and seroconversion is minimal. A structured literature review of the published literature was performed to determine cattle responses (time from pathogen exposure to clinical signs, shedding, and seroconversion) in challenge models using common BRD viral and bacterial pathogens. After review a descriptive analysis of published studies using common BRD pathogen challenge studies was performed. Inclusion criteria were single pathogen challenge studies with no treatment or vaccination evaluating outcomes of interest: clinical signs, shedding, and seroconversion. Pathogens

SUBMITTER: Grissett GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4895424 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature