Table 4.
Days on feed (DOF; median d) and treatment weight (median kg) of cattle diagnosed with lameness or BRD stratified by cattle type
| Variable | DOF at treatment (median d) | Treatment weight (median kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steer calves | Heifer calves | Yearling steers | Yearling heifers | Steer calves | Heifer calves | Yearling steers | Yearling heifers | |
| Lameness | ||||||||
| Foot rot | 159 | 167 | 58 | 62 | 497 | 470 | 508 | 489 |
| Injury | 48 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 318 | 307 | 465 | 411 |
| Joint | 38 | 42 | 50 | 30 | 285 | 272 | 455 | 426 |
| Lame—no swelling | 26 | 25 | 61 | 19 | 272 | 267 | 445 | 406 |
| BRD | 17 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 286 | 263 | 424 | 410 |