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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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