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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11551"><p>> We buy bull calves privately, but</p><p>> I'll run across 3-4 sale barn</p><p>> calves that I buy pretty cheap. I</p><p>> was hoping someone had some</p><p>> thoughts on treating them. I know</p><p>> they don't get their mama's first</p><p>> milk, so they really don't have to</p><p>> good a chance in the first place.</p><p>> Is there anything I can do or give</p><p>> them to boost their immune</p><p>> systems, or am I just basically</p><p>> beating a dead calf and give up on</p><p>> buying sale barn calves. I just</p><p>> feel so bad for them, I feel as</p><p>> though I maybe able to help them.</p><p>> My dad always did tell me that</p><p>> we're running a farm and not a</p><p>> zoo. We have raised about 1500 sale barn babies in the last 10 years. Blood tests run for us at Kansas State University indicated about 1/3 didn't get adequate colostrum. Penicillin for first week a good idea, continue if you see navel infection. Treat with corid(2cc liquid concentrate) in their milk once a day for a week or two; since they have been exposed to coccidia. I believe this also helps on crypto. Add bacitracin to the other milk feeding each day to suppress claustridiums, some cause secondary scour problems. Watch for viral scours at day 7-11 and treat for dehydration as necessary. Keep individual animal records so you can see what is working when you use injectable meds.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jcoover@chanuteks.com">jcoover@chanuteks.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11551"] > We buy bull calves privately, but > I'll run across 3-4 sale barn > calves that I buy pretty cheap. I > was hoping someone had some > thoughts on treating them. I know > they don't get their mama's first > milk, so they really don't have to > good a chance in the first place. > Is there anything I can do or give > them to boost their immune > systems, or am I just basically > beating a dead calf and give up on > buying sale barn calves. I just > feel so bad for them, I feel as > though I maybe able to help them. > My dad always did tell me that > we're running a farm and not a > zoo. We have raised about 1500 sale barn babies in the last 10 years. Blood tests run for us at Kansas State University indicated about 1/3 didn't get adequate colostrum. Penicillin for first week a good idea, continue if you see navel infection. Treat with corid(2cc liquid concentrate) in their milk once a day for a week or two; since they have been exposed to coccidia. I believe this also helps on crypto. Add bacitracin to the other milk feeding each day to suppress claustridiums, some cause secondary scour problems. Watch for viral scours at day 7-11 and treat for dehydration as necessary. Keep individual animal records so you can see what is working when you use injectable meds. [email=jcoover@chanuteks.com]jcoover@chanuteks.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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