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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9568"><p>We used to raise several hundred calves a year. The 4-H kids would come out and buy calves for 4-H Vealer class. I had one family come out and bought two healthy robust calves, really full of P & V. A week later they called and said they had both gotten shipping fever and died. I had them come out and gave them two calves to replace them, I felt pretty guilty about not having seen they were getting sick. A week later they called again, both calves had died of shipping fever. I finally got around to asking them some questions about their feeding, facilities, etc. They finally said they had gotten two calves from a dairy and they had both died of shipping fever, but they were cheaper then my calves, they had just given them to them. Turns out they hadn't done anything to the facilities after the calves died, just hauled the calves out and put the ones from me. I had them spray the whole area, especially the inside of the sheds with a heavy mixture of clorox and water and wait two weeks. They came up a couple weeks later and picked up two more calves, won blue ribbons at the fair with them. The point is, the bugs that cause a lot of these pesky illness' can be easily eliminated with a good soaking of clorox and water. Your sheds/barn, feeding utinsels or whatever could be causing re-infection of even healthy calves.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I don't agree with the Mycotil</p><p>> suggestion, or the suggestion for</p><p>> the vaccine! Mycotil is great for</p><p>> older calves, but waste of money</p><p>> on young bottle calves. If you'll</p><p>> read the label, I'm pretty sure it</p><p>> isn't recommended for nursing</p><p>> calves. And vaccines are great for</p><p>> healthy calves, but won't protect</p><p>> your calves from what is probably</p><p>> affecting them at their young age.</p><p></p><p>> Have you considered getting a vet</p><p>> out to look at one of the</p><p>> calves..either before you lose it,</p><p>> or after to be posted? I raised</p><p>> bottle calves for years, and</p><p>> nothing will kill a calf quicker</p><p>> than the scours. Unfortunately,</p><p>> there are many causes of scours,</p><p>> and finding a "cure" is</p><p>> very hard. 90% of the time if you</p><p>> can give the calves electrolytes</p><p>> and enough fluids to keep them</p><p>> from dehydration long enough to</p><p>> kick the bacteria, they will</p><p>> survive. As you know, many times</p><p>> sale barn calves are not given</p><p>> cholostrum, which makes their</p><p>> immune system almost non-existant.</p><p></p><p>> Once you get a "bug"</p><p>> into your barn or raising area,</p><p>> it's not unusual that every or</p><p>> most of the calves you bring into</p><p>> that environment will catch it as</p><p>> well. That's the primary reason</p><p>> many successful calf raisers use</p><p>> calf hutches. That way the calves</p><p>> aren't intermingled, and passing</p><p>> sicknesses from one to the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9568"] We used to raise several hundred calves a year. The 4-H kids would come out and buy calves for 4-H Vealer class. I had one family come out and bought two healthy robust calves, really full of P & V. A week later they called and said they had both gotten shipping fever and died. I had them come out and gave them two calves to replace them, I felt pretty guilty about not having seen they were getting sick. A week later they called again, both calves had died of shipping fever. I finally got around to asking them some questions about their feeding, facilities, etc. They finally said they had gotten two calves from a dairy and they had both died of shipping fever, but they were cheaper then my calves, they had just given them to them. Turns out they hadn't done anything to the facilities after the calves died, just hauled the calves out and put the ones from me. I had them spray the whole area, especially the inside of the sheds with a heavy mixture of clorox and water and wait two weeks. They came up a couple weeks later and picked up two more calves, won blue ribbons at the fair with them. The point is, the bugs that cause a lot of these pesky illness' can be easily eliminated with a good soaking of clorox and water. Your sheds/barn, feeding utinsels or whatever could be causing re-infection of even healthy calves. dunmovin farms > I don't agree with the Mycotil > suggestion, or the suggestion for > the vaccine! Mycotil is great for > older calves, but waste of money > on young bottle calves. If you'll > read the label, I'm pretty sure it > isn't recommended for nursing > calves. And vaccines are great for > healthy calves, but won't protect > your calves from what is probably > affecting them at their young age. > Have you considered getting a vet > out to look at one of the > calves..either before you lose it, > or after to be posted? I raised > bottle calves for years, and > nothing will kill a calf quicker > than the scours. Unfortunately, > there are many causes of scours, > and finding a "cure" is > very hard. 90% of the time if you > can give the calves electrolytes > and enough fluids to keep them > from dehydration long enough to > kick the bacteria, they will > survive. As you know, many times > sale barn calves are not given > cholostrum, which makes their > immune system almost non-existant. > Once you get a "bug" > into your barn or raising area, > it's not unusual that every or > most of the calves you bring into > that environment will catch it as > well. That's the primary reason > many successful calf raisers use > calf hutches. That way the calves > aren't intermingled, and passing > sicknesses from one to the other. [/QUOTE]
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