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calf not well

  • 17-05-2011 9:55pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    I bought 6 calves about 4 weeks ago. 1 calf got a scour after about a week, which was cured at the time.

    But calf not that well since. I gave a vitamin injenction on Saturday and injected with antiobiotic for 3 days as he had a bit of a runny eye. However calf still not going mad for meal like his colleagues but drinking milk twice a day. Calf appears a little dead in himself. Calf dungiing ok. I think if I could get him eating more meal then he could improve, but he is only nibbling a little.

    Any views


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  • #2
    whelan1
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    have you given him electrolytes? how is his dung now, could he have coccidiosis?


  • #3
    charityboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭charityboy


    are the calves in or out ,bought in the mart or from a farmer could be any of alot of things if he is not scouring but still not thriving ,lack of colostrum at birth ,bvd etc


  • #4
    Tomjim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭Tomjim


    he got electrolytes when he had the scour, it could be coccidisios, what would be the best way of dealing with this.


  • #5
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Tomjim wrote: »
    he got electrolytes when he had the scour, it could be coccidisios, what would be the best way of dealing with this.


    We use Vecoxan 1ml/2.5kgs I think and a few Sulpha No.2 powders.


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