COMMON DISEASES IN CALVES
COMMON DISEASES IN CALVES
- Navel ill (joint ill)
- Umbilical region inflamed
- Swollen joints
- Can be managed by dressing the umbilicus with antiseptic at birth and maintaining good hygiene.
- Calf scours (calf diarrhea)
- Dirty tail
- Diarrhea that may contain blood
- Loss of weight
- Slow movement
- Can be managed by first treating the diarrhea and rehydrating the calf with fluids, electrolytes and nutrients
- Contact a veterinarian
- Helminths
- Poor body condition
- Starring coat
- Pot belly
- Can be managed by deworming calves regularly at the beginning of the rains
- Calf pneumonia
- Sneezing and coughing
- Difficult breathing
- Can be managed by providing clean, airy and uncrowded conditions.