# On-the-ranch herd health programs support healthy cattle markets | Oklahoma State University

> Oklahoma State University extension specialists argue that Bovine Respiratory Disease needs industry-wide control because cow-calf producers lack incentives to invest in prevention. The disease is estimated to cause $800 million to $900 million in annual US losses from death, lower feed efficiency and treatment costs.

- Date: 2020-12-22 · published 2020-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49601-on-the-ranch-herd-health-programs-support-healthy-cattle-markets-oklahoma-state
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Respiratory disease losses reduce feed efficiency and animal performance in feedlots, which raises feeding costs and can affect the supply of finished cattle.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-12-06 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| December 2, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
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| LCATTLE | 2020-09-13 | [CME update: live cattle futures rise as shifts in pork market could mean increased consumption of beef
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51242-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-rise-as-shifts-in-pork-market-could-mean.md) | -0.1% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-12-06 | [Cow-Calf Corner \| December 2, 2024 \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26910-cow-calf-corner-december-2-2024-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-20 | [Cattle industry focus on animal health begins at the ranch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50117-cattle-industry-focus-on-animal-health-begins-at-the-ranch.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
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## Sources

- news.okstate.edu: https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2020/stotts_healthy-cattle-marketing

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