Abstract Previous research has shown surplus dairy calves arrive at ‘formula-fed’ veal operations in North America sub-optimal condition; however, little is known about the condition of ‘bob’ on arrival abattoirs. The objectives this study were to assess bob an abattoir Ohio and determine risk factors for poor health outcomes. On arrival, 35 each 12 cohorts (n = 420 calves) assessed using a sta...

In the last decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in livestock animals, such as swine, poultry, and veal calves, termed livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA). LA-MRSA sequence type (ST) 398 strains can effectively infect colonize humans, with subsequent human-to-human transmission both community hospital settings. Unlike other countries, had not reported J...