An overview of Mycoplasma bovis disease in calves

Mycoplasma bovis is a common cause of respiratory and other diseases in calves. This presentation is an overview of:

• Knowledge of the bacterium and how calves acquire the infection
• The range of diseases it causes and how they develop
• Why some infected calves become sick while others remain healthy
• How the disease is diagnosed
• Some aspects of the disease that are relevant to controlling it in groups of calves

Recorded live at the 2026 Veal Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting and Producer Education Day.

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