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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11756"><p>> My husband and I are hand raising</p><p>> holstein heifer calves, and we are</p><p>> having problems with loosing the</p><p>> new born calves anywhere from 5-10</p><p>> days after we bring them home.</p><p>> They begin to scour 2-3 days after</p><p>> we begin feeding them. The first</p><p>> day we get them we feed them</p><p>> clostirum, then we feed milk</p><p>> replacer, all from a bottle. The</p><p>> first week we give 3/4 of a bottle</p><p>> twice a day, and we gradually work</p><p>> up to full bottle twice a day. We</p><p>> give calf boluses to stop the</p><p>> scouring. We be sure to give clean</p><p>> water twice a day, we put a</p><p>> concrete floor in the barn, and we</p><p>> put lime on the ground out side</p><p>> the barn where the calves graze,</p><p>> but we still have calves that</p><p>> scour. The scours are yellow and</p><p>> very watery. Please help we don't</p><p>> know what to do. From your description, it sounds like these calves are from a salebarn or have ridden in a trailer that has hauled salebarn calves regularly. Your vet will probably find criptosporidiosis in the stool sample. Scours at 7 to 11 days that is thin and watery is usually roto or corona virus. With out secondary infection, these latter viruses generally result in no appetite depression but may cause treatable dehydration. Crypto will require electrolite solution to keep them hydrated. My experience is with sale barn calves in the central US (Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin). Respond with specifics on calf source, meds that are and aren't working, and describe your calf housing system. Also what are the major ingredients in the milk replacer you are using? Note soy or other plant protein products.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jcoover@chanuteks.com">jcoover@chanuteks.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11756"] > My husband and I are hand raising > holstein heifer calves, and we are > having problems with loosing the > new born calves anywhere from 5-10 > days after we bring them home. > They begin to scour 2-3 days after > we begin feeding them. The first > day we get them we feed them > clostirum, then we feed milk > replacer, all from a bottle. The > first week we give 3/4 of a bottle > twice a day, and we gradually work > up to full bottle twice a day. We > give calf boluses to stop the > scouring. We be sure to give clean > water twice a day, we put a > concrete floor in the barn, and we > put lime on the ground out side > the barn where the calves graze, > but we still have calves that > scour. The scours are yellow and > very watery. Please help we don't > know what to do. From your description, it sounds like these calves are from a salebarn or have ridden in a trailer that has hauled salebarn calves regularly. Your vet will probably find criptosporidiosis in the stool sample. Scours at 7 to 11 days that is thin and watery is usually roto or corona virus. With out secondary infection, these latter viruses generally result in no appetite depression but may cause treatable dehydration. Crypto will require electrolite solution to keep them hydrated. My experience is with sale barn calves in the central US (Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin). Respond with specifics on calf source, meds that are and aren't working, and describe your calf housing system. Also what are the major ingredients in the milk replacer you are using? Note soy or other plant protein products. [email=jcoover@chanuteks.com]jcoover@chanuteks.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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