Welcome to the Drovers BRD Resource Center, sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health. Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is one of the most costly disease challenges of the cattle industry, including both beef and dairy herds. But it can be controlled through proper management protocols, prevention strategies, and treatment regimens. Our goal for this site is to provide the informational tools that can help you minimize production losses to BRD.

Latest Postings

New approval for Resflor Gold (Treatment)
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced that Resflor Gold has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of  BRD associated with four major bovine respiratory pathogens.

Receiving health for cattle purchased at the sale barn (Treatment/Prevention)
A survey of a Wisconsin livestock market in 2002 indicated only 7.5 percent of the cattle were announced as being vaccinated and boostered for bovine respiratory diesease at the surveyed feeder calf sales.

Protect investments with BRD control (Treatment/Prevention)
Just like investors watch the stock market, producers should watch their cattle — each is an investment in time, labor and inputs that needs to perform at its best.

Metaphylaxis options in stocker cattle  (Treatment/Prevention)
In spite of high cost, longer-acting, injectable therapeutic antimicrobials such as Draxxin can extend the window of treatment duration, thereby reducing the incidence and severity of bovine respiratory disease, according to K-State researchers.

OSU team addresses economic impact of BRD   (Economics of BRD)
A multi-disciplinary team of Oklahoma State University scientists and practitioners is riding herd on one of the most challenging concerns of Oklahoma's $4.6 billion cattle industry: Bovine Respiratory Disease.

ARS scientists work to reduce spread of cattle viruses (Prevention)
Viral infections such as bovine viral diarrhea and vesicular stomatitis cause outbreaks in the United States that leave animals with symptoms that can reduce production efficiency.

Bulls deserve a good vaccination program (Prevention)
North Dakota State University Extension beef specialist Kris Ringwall offers these tips for keeping valuable bulls healthy.

Protect calves now against BRD (Prevention)
Cattle producers preparing to work spring-born calves should be taking steps now to protect their animals from the respiratory diseases, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine viral diarrhea virus.

How stocker management influences feedlot performance and carcass quality (Prevention)
Morbidity and mortality are two factors that can have a drastic impact on the profitability of stocker or backgrounded cattle. The health factor seems logical but often gets lost in the profit equation.

Are your vaccines and health products working? (Prevention)
The failure of animal products and vaccines often are the result of human error and not the result of a defective product.

Working toward an end to BRD (Prevention)
A multi-disciplinary team of Oklahoma State University scientists and practitioners is riding herd on one of the most challenging concerns of Oklahoma’s $4.6 billion cattle industry: Bovine Respiratory Disease.