Diarrhea in calves can be a challenge, and the No. 1 killer of calves during the first weeks of life. It’s generally not the gut infection that kills a calf, however, but dehydration. Early treatment ...

Neonatal calf diarrhea, or scours, is a common concern among cow-calf producers. Understanding why scours occurs is the first step in preventing the problem. Calf scours outbreaks are the result of a ...

Young calves are often vulnerable to “scours” (the common word for calf diarrhea caused by various pathogens in their environment), especially during wet weather. They often ingest contaminated feed ...

Dear Daktari, I am a retired civil servant who is now a full-time dairy farmer here in Webuye town. Last month, I lost a very good calf, and the only thing I observed before its death was diarrhoea. I ...