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Dealing with dirt-eating calves
Calves—like most young animals—will eat dirt from time to time. That’s normal. But if…
Apr 4, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent
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Preventing coccidiosis in calves
Coccidia—the cause of coccidiosis in cattle—is endemic. But if calves are not well managed,…
Apr 4, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent
Beef
Dealing with stomach ulcers, bloat in young calves
Even though calves are ruminants, they start life behaving like monogastrics. This includes getting…
Apr 4, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent
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The importance of good husbandry with scours
Scours in calves is caused by some “bug” or other, but usually scours points…
Mar 27, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent
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Prevent dehydration when treating diarrhea in calves
Scours is known as a calf killer, but it is really the dehydration that…
Mar 27, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent
Livestock
Dealing with crypto infections in calves
It’s calving season, which means it is calf disease season. Crypto can strike young…
Mar 27, 2019 · By Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent