does anybody know the cause of white scours? I have a calf (approx 7 wks old) Just noticed a whitish stool, should I be concerned? Her mother has been eating grass, the snow has finally starting melting. Could this be nutritional scours? Any help would be appreciated. Jackie
I'm not sure what you mean by "nutritional scours." Does the calf have a liquid stool? Is he humped up and looking like he doesn't feel well, or is he eating & playing normally?
I don't know if there is a bacteria, virus or parasite that can cause white stools in calves, but I can tell you what happened to us once. Our calves were healthy & eating normally, had no diarrhea, but their stools were white. After a couple of weeks, I finally discovered the cause. They had found a bag of cement in a shed, and could just get their heads in far enough to lick the cement. We removed the broken bag of cement and no more white stools! Hope yours is as simple a solution.
