marbocyl

kealar

was talking to a lad today and was telling him we were havin it bad with scour at the min,told him i was giving bimastas and he said i should give 2/3cc of marbocyl,he also said its pretty expencive but its the buissnes when it comes to bad scourin calves.then he told me that not every vet will give you a bottle,is this true?,anyone here use it before if so howd they find it..cheers,,:)

whelan1

kealar wrote: »

was talking to a lad today and was telling him we were havin it bad with scour at the min,told him i was giving bimastas and he said i should give 2/3cc of marbocyl,he also said its pretty expencive but its the buissnes when it comes to bad scourin calves.then he told me that not every vet will give you a bottle,is this true?,anyone here use it before if so howd they find it..cheers,,:)

there is a cheaper alternative in a plastic bottle cant remember the name but its the exact same, i use it and its great....i wolud also say it will not solve all your problems, do you know what type of scour you are dealing with?

kealar

i dont think its milk because there not really at the cows much,and it seems to be geting worse by the day,more of a clear type of scour,most of them pulled out of it,but this bull calf will be two weeks on sun its mother wouldnt be the quitest and didnt really take to him,same way last year..bimostas dosent seem to be improving him much..calved them outside last year not a bother,just a bit of milk scour,gone in a day or two..all calved indoors this year nothin but trouble..im bedding them fresh every second day..

whelan1

might be no harm to send away a sample. clean out and powerwash and disenfect shed often

shot2go

kealar wrote: »

was talking to a lad today and was telling him we were havin it bad with scour at the min,told him i was giving bimastas and he said i should give 2/3cc of marbocyl,he also said its pretty expencive but its the buissnes when it comes to bad scourin calves.then he told me that not every vet will give you a bottle,is this true?,anyone here use it before if so howd they find it..cheers,,:)

I have had slot of scour and I find it very good tried everything farmoycn is another think it off market now but there are two types of marbocyl 2% one10% one price difference is there but strong on better

shot2go

shot2go wrote: »

I have had slot of scour and I find it very good tried everything farmoycn is another think it off market now but there are two types of marbocyl 2% one10% one price difference is there but strong on better

Its more than likely virul scour not easy cure did you try sodium powder no2 or bactidiaryl with the carboxyl just b careful not use to much antibiotics cause one fight the other

lab man

marbocyl wont cure scour only infection its good for pnumonia 2 ml after being born is great with beastings

Sam Kade

whelan1 wrote: »

there is a cheaper alternative in a plastic bottle cant remember the name but its the exact same, i use it and its great....i wolud also say it will not solve all your problems, do you know what type of scour you are dealing with?

Would it be halocur? It is used to cure scour caused by Cryptosporidium.

whelan1

no its deffo marbocyl. MARBOX

Lizard_Moon

lab man wrote: »

marbocyl wont cure scour only infection its good for pnumonia 2 ml after being born is great with beastings

Jesus lads do you know nothing about drug resistance.
If you keep using one shot of Marbocyl, or any drug, eventually they will no longer work on your farm and you will be rightly fecked.
(as Lost Covey not around thought would post for them!)

OP- speak to your vet. Faecal samples from non treated calves. History- age started etc. If the mother didn't take to him he may have not received enough colostrum. Check out www.animalhealthireland.ie I believe they have a bit about calf health and management

whelan1

Lizard_Moon wrote: »

Jesus lads do you know nothing about drug resistance.
If you keep using one shot of Marbocyl, or any drug, eventually they will no longer work on your farm and you will be rightly fecked.
(as Lost Covey not around thought would post for them!)

OP- speak to your vet. Faecal samples from non treated calves. History- age started etc. If the mother didn't take to him he may have not received enough colostrum. Check out www.animalhealthireland.ie I believe they have a bit about calf health and management

totally agree, the bottle i have is to treat calves that ARE sick not a preventative

delaval

Hi all this my first post have been reading some posts in last few days. I would strongly recommend a fecal sample taken to vet he/she will have a resut in minutes. A fortune can be spent on a guessing game with calves.If calf did not get enough colostrum it is all for nought