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KEEPING CALVES HEALTHY The Midwest Cattleman · April 1, 2021 · P7

• Maintain older calves
K-State veterinarians offer ways to reduce risk in a separate location from
of calves developing, sharing scours younger calves to reduce the

The old saying “an ounce are pretty resilient to becom- in-herd disease transmission.
• Keep the cows in good
of prevention is worth a ing severely ill,” Larson said. body condition so they pass
pound of cure” coined by Ben- Management tips offered the immunity to their calves
jamin Franklin rings true for by the veterinarians for pre- through the first milk, known
many of life’s situations. And venting scours include: as colostrum.
for cattle ranchers hoping to • Make sure the calves • Vary the feeding loca-
prevent calf scours from de- are kept in a sanitary envi- tions to spread out the calves Providing a clean environment where
calves less than a month of age are not in
veloping in the herd, preven- ronment to prevent exposure and keep them from congre- close contact with older calves is the best
tion is key, according to the to the pathogens that cause gating with the other cattle. way to keep scours from developing in the
veterinarians at the Kansas scours to develop and spread herd
State University Beef Cattle in the herd. K-State
Institute.
Veterinarians Bob Lar-
son and Brad White offered
several tips for keeping the
herd free from scours on a re-
cent Cattle Chat podcast.
Scours, otherwise known
as diarrhea, often impact
calves in the first month of
life, in part because of their
liquid diet of milk and devel-
oping immune system, Lar-
son said. If the calves lose
too many electrolytes, they
may develop metabolic acido-
sis, which can be fatal if not
promptly treated.
“The calf is most suscepti-
ble to scours in the first few
weeks of life. After that they

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