Clinical Context

Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for production animal practice, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated

A study published in Preventive veterinary medicine in 2026 evaluated determinants of mortality from bovine respiratory disease in Australian feedlot cattle: A survival analysis..

Key Findings

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australian feedlot cattle, yet large-scale quantification of risk factors for BRD-specific mortality using time-to-event methods remains limited. A retrospective cohort survival analysis was conducted on 1,040,253 cattle from 7825 lots across three Australian feedlots inducted between 1 January 2018 and 5 December 2024 to characterise temp…