Bovine respiratory disease chute-side scoring round (Wisconsin chart) — Manhattan, KS.

Manhattan, KS is home to Kansas State University's Beef Cattle Institute (BCI), directed by Dr. Brad White, one of the most active current BRD research programs in the country -- recent work includes a >$2.4M multi-institution study (with matching funds via the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture) sampling over 2,400 cattle in Kansas and Texas to understand secondary infections and late-day pulmonary disease in feedlot cattle, plus research on point-of-care lung ultrasound for chute-side BRD decisions. BRD is the number-one cause of cattle mortality and morbidity worldwide and costs the US cattle industry more than $1 billion annually. A genuinely distinct real institution and cattle-production context from Madison's dairy-calf origin work -- K-State BCI's focus is beef FEEDLOT cattle, not preweaned dairy calves -- offering this standard's second tile real complementary texture across the two major US cattle sectors.

Where

On-farm / feedlot / Manhattan, KS (dairy and beef calf operations) · Open the map

Pay

$175 proposed

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Proof

A dated chute-side round scoring all 5 WCHSC categories (rectal temperature, cough, nasal discharge, eye score, ear score) per calf, summed to a total score, any calf scoring >=5 flagged BRD-positive for a veterinarian, and any calf with concerning signs (depression, reduced nursing/feed intake, isolation) flagged for a veterinary look regardless of the numeric score

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Level

skilled

Open until

2026-10-16

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• A digital rectal thermometer
• A calm handling chute or headgate for safe, controlled examination
• A recording sheet or app with the 5 WCHSC categories, animal ID, and total-score field

Steps

1. 1. Restrain the calf calmly in a chute or headgate; approach quietly to avoid stress that can transiently elevate temperature or respiratory rate.
2. 2. Take a rectal temperature and score 0-3 per the WCHSC bands (0 = normal, rising scores for progressively higher fever).
3. 3. Observe and score cough 0-3 (0 = none, 3 = spontaneous repeated coughing).
4. 4. Observe and score nasal discharge 0-3 (0 = none, 3 = copious mucopurulent discharge).
5. 5. Observe and score eye appearance 0-3 (0 = normal, 3 = heavy ocular discharge or eyelids partially closed from illness).
6. 6. Observe ear/head carriage and score 0-3 (0 = normal, 3 = drooping ear or head tilt).
7. 7. Sum all 5 category scores to a total; a total of 5 or more flags the calf BRD-positive per the validated threshold.
8. 8. Regardless of the numeric total, flag any calf showing depression, reduced nursing/feed intake, or isolation from the group for a veterinary look -- the system's real sensitivity (71.1% disease-level) means roughly 1 in 4 true BRD cases score below the threshold.
9. 9. Route any BRD-positive or otherwise-flagged calf to a veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment; log the full round (all scored calves, category scores, total, date) for trend tracking.

What counts as done

• All 5 WCHSC categories scored 0-3 per calf (rectal temperature, cough, nasal discharge, eye score, ear score), never estimated or skipped
• Total score computed and recorded per calf, dated, with animal ID
• Any calf with a total score >=5 flagged BRD-positive and routed to a veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment
• Any calf showing depression, reduced nursing/feed intake, or isolation from the group flagged for a veterinary look regardless of the numeric total, per the standard's stated sensitivity limit

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.