Scours
Dealing with calf scours
University of Tennessee veterinarian David E Anderson, DVM, MS, discusses prevention and control of calf scours with Marc Caldwell, DVM.
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Disease and animal health diagnosis
Calving season is well underway and the typical questions about abortions, calf scours, and other problems have been asked.
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Cryptosporidia: A cause of illness in calves and people too
One of the germs that contributes to calf scours cases is cryptosporidia, or “crypto”. Crypto is a one-celled protozoa that is normally present in small numbers in the digestive tract of cows and calves.
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Herd health: Vaccinations for the cow-calf operation
One of the most common questions in cow/calf production is what vaccines are necessary on an annual basis to keep the herd healthy.
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Cow-calf corner: Preventing calf scours
Glenn Selk explains the causes of calf scours, and offers prevention and treatment tips.
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Vaccinating pregnant cows: Scours vaccinations
Pregnancy checking time represents an opportunity for producers to perform other procedures at the same time.
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Cow-calf corner: Preventing calf scours
Cow-Calf Corner is a collection of timely management tips of interest to cow-calf producers in Oklahoma. This week, Glenn Selk explains how to prevent calf scours.
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Scours therapy- Hydration is number one factor
Despite their best efforts at prevention, many producers still encounter cases of diarrhea in their calves and need to consider proper methods of treatment.
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Scours Therapy: Beyond hydration
We have previously discussed the importance of hydration in treating calves with diarrhea (scours).
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Scours: How do we know what we are looking at?
Having cases of diarrhea occur in baby calves presents the cow-calf producer with many questions—the first of which may be, “What germ is causing this problem?”
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Dealing with scours in newborn calves
K-State veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek talks about fighting scours disease in newborn calves, and why input from a veterinarian is important when choosing a treatment product.
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