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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 844323" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>Most diseases are a contest between the immune system and the number of pathogens. There is an infective dose for each. With many diseases, a few won't hurt, but many will if there isn't much immunity. And immunity depends on prior exposure and lack of stress.</p><p></p><p>Older animals can get coccidiosis if they lack immunity (haven't had much exposure) and are then exposed to significant numbers of coccidia.</p><p></p><p>I had a 4 year old cow and her 2 year old daughter get coccidiosis – many coccidia in stool and diarrhea shooting out like a water hose. My error was I kept feeding them on the ground as the snow melted – moisture protects the coccidia. They sure weren't stressed – spoiled rotten.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if this bull had such exposure – eating off the wet ground or somehow manure contaminating the feed. If not, wouldn't think as much of cocccidiosis. Yes, coccidia are common in stool samples, not necessarily a cause of disease in low numbers.</p><p></p><p>Once diarrhea develops (late stage of coccidia life cycle), Corid doesn't do much for treatment – cattle usually get better on their own and are immune. Corid is best used for the other cattle before they get sick on the assumption they were exposed in the same way.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/21202.htm" target="_blank">http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... /21202.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 844323, member: 8265"] Most diseases are a contest between the immune system and the number of pathogens. There is an infective dose for each. With many diseases, a few won’t hurt, but many will if there isn’t much immunity. And immunity depends on prior exposure and lack of stress. Older animals can get coccidiosis if they lack immunity (haven’t had much exposure) and are then exposed to significant numbers of coccidia. I had a 4 year old cow and her 2 year old daughter get coccidiosis – many coccidia in stool and diarrhea shooting out like a water hose. My error was I kept feeding them on the ground as the snow melted – moisture protects the coccidia. They sure weren’t stressed – spoiled rotten. I wonder if this bull had such exposure – eating off the wet ground or somehow manure contaminating the feed. If not, wouldn’t think as much of cocccidiosis. Yes, coccidia are common in stool samples, not necessarily a cause of disease in low numbers. Once diarrhea develops (late stage of coccidia life cycle), Corid doesn’t do much for treatment – cattle usually get better on their own and are immune. Corid is best used for the other cattle before they get sick on the assumption they were exposed in the same way. [url=http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/21202.htm]http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... /21202.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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