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Liver Abscesses in Feedlot Cattle: A Hidden Cost By: Dr. Jacob Hagenmaier Production Animal Consultation
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“disease of healthy cattle”. This oxymoron has been used to describe liver abscesses and stems from the notion that a pen of cattle with no liver abscess prevalence at harvest were not challenged to perform at their maximum genetic potential. However, the liver is a major organ and responsible for multiple functions vital to life, such as glucose synthesis and detoxification of the blood via filtering of metabolic by-products. As such, abscessation has potential to negatively impact efficiency of growth and ultimately your bottom line.
