Metagenomic Sequencing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Feedlot Cattle Mortalities Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease

Devin B Holman; Cassidy L Klima; Brenda J Ralston; Yan D Niu; Kim Stanford; Trevor W Alexander; Tim A McAllister

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01045-17

Metagenomic Sequencing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Feedlot Cattle Mortalities Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease

Genome Announc. 2017 Oct 5;5(40):e01045-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01045-17.

Authors

Devin B Holman¹, Cassidy L Klima², Brenda J Ralston³, Yan D Niu⁴, Kim Stanford⁴, Trevor W Alexander², Tim A McAllister²

Affiliations

¹ Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada devin.holman@canada.ca.
² Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
³ Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Abstract

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.