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CALF MANAGEMENT
• DISEASE
• CONTROL
• PREVENTION
• MANAGEMENT
CAUSES OF NEONTAL CALF DIARRHOEA
• Salmonella spp.• Clostridium spp.• Coccidiosis• BVD• Nutritional (High levels of
carbohydrates)• Rota virus• Corona virus• Cryptosporidium Parvum• E.Coli
WHAT IS CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
• PARASITE• RESITANT EGG FORM• OVER 30 SPECIES• SPREADS RAPIDLY• HEAT KILLS THE EGGS (60C)• CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM
CLINICAL SIGNS:1. SCOUR2. DEHYDRAYION3. LOSS OF APETITE4. PAIN
WHAT IS E-COLI
• E.COLI (ISOLATED STRAINS)
E-COLI + CRYPTO =
DIAROHEA = DEHYDRATION =
Genetic conditions in Wagyu
• Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) (Bleeding disorder)• Claudin 16 deficiency (Renal tubular dysplesia CL16)• Spherocytosis (B3) • Factor XI deficiency (F11)• Factor XIII deficiency (F13)• Bovine Chondrodysplastic Dwarfism (BCD)• Marfan Syndrome• Multiple Ocular Defects (MOD)• Haemophilia A• Xanthinuria• Epilepsy
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT
PREVENTIONVACCINATE
RECIPIENT/PREGNANT COWS
6 WEEKS BEFORE CALVING
❖ VACCINES ON THE MARKET
MANAGEMENT
• COLUSTRUM QQ
• FLUIDS
• REPLACE 10-15% OF
BODY WEIGHT OVER 24 HRS
• CALF WEIGHING 30KG
WILL NEED 3L
• IV
• SUBCUT
• DRENCHING
Take care of
your people
taking care of your calves.
GROUPING
THE 6 PILLARS OF CALF RAISING
1. NUTRITION
2. HOUSING
3. HYGIENE
4. DIAGNOSTICS
5. RECORD KEEPING
6. VACCINATION
TAKE CARE OF THE CALF BEFORE IT IS BORN
SANDHILLS CALVING SYSTEM
Rotate cow and calf to clean pasture 10 to 14 days post partum.
All calves on one pasture are then of a similar age ( regroup at 6-8 weeks)
Prevent mixing of different age groups
Calf cows down on clean pasture
QUESTIONS
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