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PERSISTENT scours in bottle calves
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<blockquote data-quote="Koffi Babone" data-source="post: 1140441" data-attributes="member: 22429"><p>Diarrhea in newborn calves (0-3 days old) is mostly caused by E coli. Although there is a vaccine for the dam, the most important preventative measure is absorption of good quality colostrum asap (within 6 hrs of birth, the earlier the better. Give 10% of the boby weight per day) and disinfection/dipping of the navel in 5% iodine tincture (ideally 3 times/day or more)</p><p></p><p>Diarrhea in calves about 1 week old is usually caused by rotavirus or coronavirus, as the previous poster stated, there is not much you can do except symptomatic/supportive treatment (treat for the dehydration: fluids and electrolytes). There is a vaccine available against those viruses but it is given to the dam. If this is a recurring problem, you should talk to your vet about this vaccine (it is a lot cheaper to vaccinate than to treat a sick animal).</p><p></p><p>Cryptosporidium can happen pretty much at any age, but is mostly seen at around 2 weeks. This bug is a zoonosis and is very unpleasant for humans, wear gloves when handling a positive animal. If I recall correclty, there is not much in term of treatment.</p><p></p><p>Coccidiosis occurs at about 1 month or older. This can be treated with trimethoprim sulfa based drugs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digestive_system/intestinal_diseases_in_ruminants/diarrhea_in_neonatal_ruminants.html" target="_blank">http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digesti ... nants.html</a></p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Koffi Babone, post: 1140441, member: 22429"] Diarrhea in newborn calves (0-3 days old) is mostly caused by E coli. Although there is a vaccine for the dam, the most important preventative measure is absorption of good quality colostrum asap (within 6 hrs of birth, the earlier the better. Give 10% of the boby weight per day) and disinfection/dipping of the navel in 5% iodine tincture (ideally 3 times/day or more) Diarrhea in calves about 1 week old is usually caused by rotavirus or coronavirus, as the previous poster stated, there is not much you can do except symptomatic/supportive treatment (treat for the dehydration: fluids and electrolytes). There is a vaccine available against those viruses but it is given to the dam. If this is a recurring problem, you should talk to your vet about this vaccine (it is a lot cheaper to vaccinate than to treat a sick animal). Cryptosporidium can happen pretty much at any age, but is mostly seen at around 2 weeks. This bug is a zoonosis and is very unpleasant for humans, wear gloves when handling a positive animal. If I recall correclty, there is not much in term of treatment. Coccidiosis occurs at about 1 month or older. This can be treated with trimethoprim sulfa based drugs. [url=http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digestive_system/intestinal_diseases_in_ruminants/diarrhea_in_neonatal_ruminants.html]http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digesti ... nants.html[/url] Good luck [/QUOTE]
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