Diagnostic Strategies in Bovine Respiratory Disease: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Cattle".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 456
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bovine respiratory disease; diagnostic immunohistochemistry; histological patterns of infectious disease agents; malignant catarrhal fever; molecular epidemiology; pathogenesis
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Dear Colleagues,
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex causes serious losses in terms of morbidity, mortality, and the related therapy of affected animals worldwide. The infectious disease agents associated with the development of BRD continue to develop as new diagnostic strategies are implemented or conventional techniques methods are modified. Additionally, improved diagnosis remains a principal aim in preventing loss due to productivity, mortality, and morbidity, complementing the understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious BRD agents and defining the participation of singular and/or concomitant agents in the participation of pulmonary disease in dairy and feedlot cattle.
Following the success of the initial edition, we are pleased to invite your contributions to the second phase of this project, which focuses on all diagnostic methods related to the characterization of infectious disease agents and/or the clinical diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). We welcome articles exploring scientific methods for diagnosis, such as clinical forms of laboratory diagnosis including, but not limited to, histopathology, bacteriology, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, serology, molecular, respiratory microbiota, and new-generation sequencing.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Selwyn Arlington Headley
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: clinical diagnosis and studies
- serological epidemiology
- histopathological, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization
- molecular characterization
- bacteriological and virological identification
- new-generation sequencing
- respiratory microbiota of cattle
- meta-analyses and/or reviews
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