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Scouring Calves - dirty river water

patsy_mccabe · 2015-07-10 12:23:44

I have an ongoing problem with calves scouring on some land I have. The only water souce available there is a small stream. There is no mains water supply nearby and I don't think a well would do as it is low lying land with marl type clay. The scour is semi-solid, green/brown in colour and no blood or mucus. Every calf…

10-07-2015 12:23pm

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I have an ongoing problem with calves scouring on some land I have. The only water souce available there is a small stream. There is no mains water supply nearby and I don't think a well would do as it is low lying land with marl type clay.

The scour is semi-solid, green/brown in colour and no blood or mucus. Every calf has it at this stage. They are thrinving ok but all their behinds are dirty and on some bad days it can be complete water like.
I talked it over with the vet and he took a mixed dung sample from a few calves. He was expecting it to be Coccidiosis but very little showed up when he checked under the microscope. Ther were very few worms evident either. The full lab results are not back yet.

My own gut feeling is it is dirty water, even though the stream is flowing well. If the vet comes back with nothing what are my options for maybe cleaning the water? Would filtration do or would I need UV treatment too.

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