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Cow Health: Diarrhoea in Calves (Scours) Calf scours is a broad, descriptive term referring to diarrhoea in calves. Calf scours is not a specific disease but the clinical sign of a disease complex with
07/12/2016
Diseases of Cattle: BVD - Bovine Virus Diarrhea Bovine Virus Diarrhea infection can cause numerous problems, such as damage to the digestive and immune systems, pneumonia, abortions, calf deformities
10/12/2016
Diseases of Cattle: CALF SCOURS Calf scours or calf diarrhea causes more financial loss to cow-calf producers than any other disease-related problem they encounter
10/12/2016
Creating the best start for calves Close attention should be paid to calf rearing techniques. If calves fail to reach target growth rates throughout their development, it will have negative
13/02/2017
Improving calf health in Denmark Tackling pre-weaning mortality through better gut performance can lead to improved calf health and future profits.
10/10/2017
Preparing cattle for summer production When a cow in poor condition gives birth, the calf’s immune system may end up being weak, which could prove fatal.
23/11/2017
Environmental benefits of Afrikaner cow productivity Cow productivity in beef cattle is measured as kilogram calf weaned per mature livestock unit (MLU) mated
24/11/2017
Calf intestinal health linked to long-term performance Calf gut health research needs to be part of a larger understanding of calf development, not an isolated study, as it can have lasting influence
19/12/2017
US researchers use prebiotics, probiotics and milk intake to improve calf health Dairy calves may see long-term benefits from use of prebiotics or probiotics and additional milk replacer intake, say scientists based at Texas Tech University
27/12/2017
Volatile fatty acids boosts calf growth, rumen development Calves getting 2-methylbutyrate see improved rumen development and boosted growth, say researchers. Volatile fatty acids boosts calf growth, rumen development
16/01/2018