Producer survey of herd-level risk factors for nursing beef calf respiratory disease.

Objective: To identify herd-level risk factors for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in nursing beef calves.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional survey.

Sample: 2,600 US cow-calf producers in 3 Eastern and 3 Plains states.

Toxocara vitulorum in beef calves in North Central Florida.

In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of Toxocara vitulorum in beef calves in North Central Florida. Fecal samples from 433 calves under 9 months of age were analyzed for the presence of eggs in their feces. The prevalence in calves less than 3 months of age was 17.