Assessing the Severity of Dehydration in Calves With Diarrhea Neonatal diarrhea is a major source of economic loss to the cattle industry, being the leading cause of death in dairy and beef calves. Financial losses occur not only from mortality, but also from the cost of medication and labor needed to treat sick calves.
Stray Voltage Stray voltage is a small voltage (less than 10 V) measured between two points that can be simultaneously contacted by an animal or person. A current will flow between the two points. The amount of current depends on the voltage and the circuit resistance (impedance).
Effect of Dietary Protein and Fat on Fertility During early lactation, high producing cows do not consume enough feed to meet the demands for milk production. This leads to a state of negative energy balance which, when prolonged, adversely affects the reproductive performance of the animal.
Building and Managing Super Calf Hutches The practice of rearing healthy dairy calves in individual calf hutches has become a common management procedure. These units provide semi-isolation to minimize contact with disease organisms shed by older animals. When management and nutrition are at a high level, calf growth rate is excellent in hutches.
Calf scours or calf diarrhea: understand how to recognize and treat this costly condition.
Neonatal diarrhea is a major source of economic loss to the cattle industry, being the leading cause of death in dairy and beef calves. Financial losses occur not only from mortality, but also from the cost of medication and labor needed to treat sick calves.
Stray voltage is a small voltage (less than 10 V) measured between two points that can be simultaneously contacted by an animal or person. A current will flow between the two points. The amount of current depends on the voltage and the circuit resistance (impedance).
During early lactation, high producing cows do not consume enough feed to meet the demands for milk production. This leads to a state of negative energy balance which, when prolonged, adversely affects the reproductive performance of the animal.
The practice of rearing healthy dairy calves in individual calf hutches has become a common management procedure. These units provide semi-isolation to minimize contact with disease organisms shed by older animals. When management and nutrition are at a high level, calf growth rate is excellent in hutches.