Metagenomic Sequencing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Feedlot Cattle Mortalities Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease.
Devin B HolmanCassidy L KlimaBrenda J RalstonYan D NiuKim StanfordTrevor W AlexanderTim A McAllisterPublished in: Genome announcements (2017)
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a significant and costly illness in feedlot cattle. Metagenomic analysis was performed on bronchoalveolar lavage samples obtained from 18 feedlot cattle that died of BRD.