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Management matters when it comes to mycoplasma

General pneumonia control strategies are advised to help manage and prevent mycoplasma outbreaks in calves

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 4 min read
One of the most common presentations of mycoplasma in the dairy herd is calf pneumonia.
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One of the most common presentations of mycoplasma in the dairy herd is calf pneumonia.

Endemic in the UK, mycoplasma bovis is a challenging bacterial infection to manage. Presenting itself in several different ways, one of the most common presentations of mycoplasma is pneumonia in calves....

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