Scours – Nutritional Nutritional scours is attributable to two major causes, a lack of initial colostrum and stress. In other words – management! When a calf is stressed the there is a reduction in acid secretion into the abomasum. This impairs milk clotting and...
Scours – Rehydration Scouring calves lose body fluid, electrolytes (body salts) and energy. Weight loss is dramatic and the severe dehydration will often lead to death. It is imperative that rehydration therapy commences as soon as possible whether the scours...
Scours – Understanding To improve a scours treatment program, it helps to understand the digestive system as it relates to scours. Digestion After consumption, nutrients must be separated out from food and made water soluble before they can be absorbed and...
Economic electrolyte recipe for rehydration We get many requests for an economic electrolyte recipe for calves. Here is one – courtesy of Chris Coxhead. He often rears up to a thousand calves each season, and has done so for ~20 years. Ingredients 1kg salt 300g...
Homeopathic medicines Homeopathic medicine, according to the World Health Organization, is the second most widely used medical treatment in the world and the fastest growing. Many of you use homeopathic remedies routinely in farming to build up an animal’s...
