Scouring Calves - dirty river water

patsy_mccabe · 10-07-2015 01:20PM #1

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 in colour and no blood or mucus. Every calf has it at this stage. They are thrinving ok but all their behinds are dirty at this stage.
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.

Greengrass1 · 10-07-2015 01:24PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

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 in colour and no blood or mucus. Every calf has it at this stage. They are thrinving ok but all their behinds are dirty at this stage.
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.

Are they looking well,full etc?
On after grass? Ours on after grass here znd there dung is very loose

patsy_mccabe · 10-07-2015 01:31PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Are they looking well,full etc?
On after grass? Ours on after grass here znd there dung is very loose

They can look a bit dull, but apart from that they are thriving fine.

Scouring Calves - dirty river water

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