Scours

How to Prevent Scours in Dairy Calves

How to Prevent Scours in Dairy Calves. By Haley B. Reichenbach and Donna Amaral-Phillips, Ph.D. - UK College of Agriculture. The term “scours” refers to an all-encompassing word for diarrhea in many different species of animals. Scours is specifically cited as “a case of diarrhea that...

Tips on Giving Fluid to Scouring Calves

Tips on Giving Fluid to Scouring Calves. By Heather Smith Thomas. Neonatal diarrhea, or “calf scours”, is frequently seen in young calves, and dehydration is the most common cause of death in scouring calves.  The major causes of scours are viruses, bacteria, or protozoa, and these can also...

Scours Treatment - Dealing with Dehydration

Scours Treatment - Dealing with Dehydration. By Heather Smith Thomas. Diarrhea in calves can be a challenge, and a common killer of young calves.  It’s generally not the gut infection that kills the calf, however, but dehydration.  Early treatment and rehydrating the calf can make a big...