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Help me understand pneumonia in calves.
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<blockquote data-quote="herofan" data-source="post: 889458" data-attributes="member: 17843"><p>I recently bought 7 Angus calves from the stock market. They were the picture of health for three weeks, and then 3 of them suddenly got pneumonia. How they get it is a bit confusing to me. </p><p> I have heard there are several things that can cause pneumonia. I also hear talk that transportation, temperatures going from cold to warm, and rain can cause a problem. I was told by a friend who deals in cattle that if they made it for 2 weeks on my place without signs of sickness, we were probably home free, which led me to believe that pneumonia was caused by a bacteria that had to be passed from one cow to the next. I assumed if they came to my farm healthy, where no cows have been for years, they would be ok, but that wasn't the case. I notice that people with established herds aren't having problems.</p><p></p><p>So, were my calves probably infected before arriving at my farm, or are these pneumonia-causing bacteria everywhere and, therefore, they were infected once they arrived due to weather weakening their immune system?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herofan, post: 889458, member: 17843"] I recently bought 7 Angus calves from the stock market. They were the picture of health for three weeks, and then 3 of them suddenly got pneumonia. How they get it is a bit confusing to me. I have heard there are several things that can cause pneumonia. I also hear talk that transportation, temperatures going from cold to warm, and rain can cause a problem. I was told by a friend who deals in cattle that if they made it for 2 weeks on my place without signs of sickness, we were probably home free, which led me to believe that pneumonia was caused by a bacteria that had to be passed from one cow to the next. I assumed if they came to my farm healthy, where no cows have been for years, they would be ok, but that wasn't the case. I notice that people with established herds aren't having problems. So, were my calves probably infected before arriving at my farm, or are these pneumonia-causing bacteria everywhere and, therefore, they were infected once they arrived due to weather weakening their immune system? [/QUOTE]
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