Bovine respiratory disease, or pneumonia, often attacks beef cattle — especially calves — under high stress. Farmers rely on antibiotics to help cattle regain their health, but treatment is expensive and calls to reduce antibiotic use in livestock continue to increase. Beth Kegley, animal nutrition professor at the University of Arkansas, explores interactions between diet and health in beef cattle to find ways to manage health without antibiotics. She led a team investigating how soy ingredients may impact stressed calves at high risk of developing pneumonia in this pilot study.

Key Benefactors:
nutritionists, cattle farmers