# Cattle industry focus on animal health begins at the ranch

> An Oklahoma State University analysis argues that animal health must improve, especially at the cow-calf level. Bovine respiratory disease causes most feedlot morbidity and mortality, and feedlot death loss has nearly doubled since the mid-1990s. Preconditioned calves sell at consistent premiums at auction.

- Date: 2020-11-20 · published 2020-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50117-cattle-industry-focus-on-animal-health-begins-at-the-ranch
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Better preconditioning reduces respiratory disease losses and lifts calf values, which supports feeder cattle prices for buyers who pay for healthier animals.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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## Sources

- drovers.com: https://www.drovers.com/news/cattle-industry-focus-animal-health-begins-ranch

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