# Early-life respiratory disease shapes dairy-beef crossbred cattle performance

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Podcast: [Feedstuffs in Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/feedstuffs-in-focus-695079)
Published: 2026-03-13T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/18842111-early-life-respiratory-disease-shapes-dairy-beef-crossbred-cattle-performance.mp3
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BRD doesn’t always announce itself with a dramatic crash in gain. Sometimes it shows up months later where nobody expects it: on the rail, as lower marbling and a worse carcass grade. That’s the unsettling thread we pull on with Dr. Melissa Cantor of Pennsylvania State University, as we unpack what early-life respiratory disease means for beef on dairy, beef, and crossbred calves. We start where lifetime health really begins: colostrum management. Dr. Cantor explains how immunoglobulin...

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