10/13/2009 11:23AM
Oral fluid therapy is the single most important treatment for calves
with simple diarrhea. “Simple” means that the calf is losing excessive
amounts of fluids and certain electrolytes from the intestine; there is
not a destructive disease outside of the intestine. Therefore,”simple”
means there are no complications.
06/02/2008 07:25AM
Give calves space to spread out as much and as soon as is feasible. Small grazing areas fenced next to working pens are excellent for this purpose. Establish sick pens to receive incoming, obviously sick calves, or calves that begin to show evidence of sickness after arrival. The sick pen should provide