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Category Archives: Calf Solutions
Issue of the Week (May 20-25): Importance of a Good Vaccination Program
Importance of a Good Vaccination Program What’s the issue? Some producers are not using a thorough vaccination program or following labeled directions regarding proper administration of vaccine products. This has the potential to cause issues in your herd in adult cows … Continue reading
Calf Vaccines and Scouring Aids
There are several products available, to be given directly to the calf, that supply antibodies against bacteria, viruses and toxins. First Defense™ boluses by Immucel, offers protection against E. coli and coronavirus. Calf Guard™ by Pfizer, a modified live vaccine … Continue reading
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Common Causative Agents of Calf Scours
Common causative agents of calf scours can be broken down into three groups; viral, bacterial and parasites. All of these agents are contracted orally and cause calf scours in the first month. Definitive diagnosis by fecal float, bacterial culture, and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal health, animal health products, calf scours, calves, Coccidiosis, Coronavirus, Crypto, Cryptosporidium, dairy, E. coli, identification, Rota, Rotavirus, Salmonella, scours, treatment
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An Introduction to Calf Scours Identification
Calf scours can be a devastating disease; it can hit hard and infect numerous animals, create large treatment costs and have a prolonged impact on animal health and performance. Calves are extremely susceptible to scours in the first month of … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Calf Scours Prevention
Prevention of calf scours can be difficult. The absorption of the antibodies from good quality colostrum is the first line of defense and the foundation which other factors depend upon. Sanitation is the other means to prevent scours. Ideally, both … Continue reading
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Tagged animal health, animal health products, animart, calf, calf scours, calves, colostrum, dairy, Gaurdian, Merck, milk replacer, Novartis, Scour Bos, ScourGaurd 4 K/C, treatment, vaccination, vaccination protocol, vaccines, Zoetis
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Issue of the Week (Dec. 24-28): Keeping Calves Warm
What’s the Issue? Cold calves require more energy to stay warm and they are more susceptible to calf diseases like pneumonia and scours. What’s the Impact? Calves with pneumonia, scours and other diseases do not seem to thrive and grow … Continue reading
Issue of the Week (Nov. 12-16): Coccidia in Calves
Coccidia in Calves Being Fed Pasteurized Whole Milk What’s the issue? Coccidiosis is a common disease of young calves usually between the ages of 1-2 months of age. Coccidia can damage the mucosa of the lower small intestine, cecum and … Continue reading
Controlling Parasites Contributes to Heifer Welfare
When it comes to raising healthy heifers in a humane fashion, preventing infectious disease is only part of the battle. Internal and external parasites also can take a toll on heifer well-being and limit their production potential as well. Parasite … Continue reading
Why vaccination can fail
Making the effort to give a vaccination doesn’t guarantee success. Here’s how vaccination can go wrong at an important age. Dr. Mark van der List, Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., says preventing disease in growing heifers isn’t … Continue reading
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The “how to’s” of high-quality colostrum
This blog is part of a series on the Dairy Calf and Heifer Associations new Gold Standards III guidelines for rearing dairy calves and heifers. When the calf hits the ground the first thing we think is to collect … Continue reading
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