Evaluation of First Treatment Timing, Fatal Disease Onset, and Days from First Treatment to Death Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Cattle
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. Data Filtering and Management
2.3. Outcomes of Interest
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Study Population
3.2. Days from Arrival to Initial BRD Treatment: Tx1
3.3. Days to Death following Initial BRD Treatment: DTD
3.4. Onset of BRD in Cases with BRD Associated Fatalities (FDO)
3.5. Wasserstein Distances: Tx1, DTD, FDO
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Tx1 (DOF) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Quarter of Arrival | Quartiles | ||
Steers | n | 25% | 75% |
1 | 22,678 | 14 | 58 |
2 | 13,946 | 17 | 65 |
3 | 19,342 | 13 | 50 |
4 | 23,567 | 12 | 45 |
Heifers | |||
1 | 7223 | 19 | 66 |
2 | 5224 | 19 | 73 |
3 | 5627 | 15 | 52 |
4 | 5204 | 15 | 53 |
Characteristic | DTD (DOF) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Quarter of Arrival | Quartiles | ||
Steers | n | 25% | 75% |
1 | 927 | 4 | 34 |
2 | 557 | 4 | 43 |
3 | 806 | 4 | 32 |
4 | 1257 | 4 | 33 |
Heifers | |||
1 | 307 | 3 | 38 |
2 | 215 | 3 | 34 |
3 | 261 | 4 | 35 |
4 | 270 | 4 | 33 |
Characteristic | FDO (DOF) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Quarter of Arrival | Quartiles | ||
Steers | n | 25% | 75% |
1 | 1009 | 13 | 58 |
2 | 605 | 18 | 66 |
3 | 847 | 13 | 43 |
4 | 1309 | 10 | 31 |
Heifers | |||
1 | 398 | 15 | 70 |
2 | 232 | 20 | 80 |
3 | 275 | 15 | 54 |
4 | 284 | 12 | 49 |
Quarter of Comparison | Wasserstein Distance | ||
---|---|---|---|
First Treatment (Tx1) | Days to Death (DTD) | Days to Fatal Disease Onset (FDO) | |
Steers | |||
1–2 | 3.63 | 6.96 | 4.99 |
1–3 | 6.06 | 6.41 | 6.46 |
1–4 | 7.78 | 12.00 | 12.88 |
2–3 | 9.56 | 13.21 | 10.73 |
2–4 | 11.29 | 18.90 | 17.20 |
3–4 | 9.56 | 5.70 | 6.56 |
Heifers | |||
1–2 | 3.10 | 6.38 | 6.90 |
1–3 | 8.72 | 9.41 | 9.30 |
1–4 | 7.39 | 12.05 | 10.40 |
2–3 | 11.42 | 14.93 | 15.94 |
2–4 | 10.13 | 17.74 | 17.18 |
3–4 | 1.78 | 4.53 | 4.10 |
Combined | |||
1–2 | 3.57 | 6.67 | 5.29 |
1–3 | 6.75 | 7.52 | 7.40 |
1–4 | 8.05 | 13.00 | 13.19 |
2–3 | 10.21 | 13.88 | 12.30 |
2–4 | 11.51 | 19.45 | 18.15 |
3–4 | 2.15 | 5.58 | 5.91 |
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Smith, K.J.; White, B.J.; Amrine, D.E.; Larson, R.L.; Theurer, M.E.; Szasz, J.I.; Bryant, T.C.; Waggoner, J.W. Evaluation of First Treatment Timing, Fatal Disease Onset, and Days from First Treatment to Death Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Cattle. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030204
Smith KJ, White BJ, Amrine DE, Larson RL, Theurer ME, Szasz JI, Bryant TC, Waggoner JW. Evaluation of First Treatment Timing, Fatal Disease Onset, and Days from First Treatment to Death Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Cattle. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(3):204. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030204
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmith, Kristen J., Brad J. White, David E. Amrine, Robert L. Larson, Miles E. Theurer, Josh I. Szasz, Tony C. Bryant, and Justin W. Waggoner. 2023. "Evaluation of First Treatment Timing, Fatal Disease Onset, and Days from First Treatment to Death Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease in Feedlot Cattle" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 3: 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030204