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Diarrhoea

Development and causes
Diarrhoeal diseases are among the most economically significant calf diseases. In the first weeks of life, they account for about 75-80% of all calf diseases (BOTHMER and BUDDE, 1992; BRÄNDLE, 2006).

Infectious diseases occur when the pathogen-immune system balance tips: The immune system is weakened or the pathogens are too many / too strong.

This keeps your calves healthy:

To the supplementary feed product range

Risk factors for diarrhoea

Lack of hygiene
Many calves in a confined space
Biestmilch < 22 % Brix
< 4 litres of colostrum in the first 6 hours of life
Stress (heat, draught, ...)

Prophylaxis

Hygiene
Biestmilch management
Avoiding stress
Vaccination
Globigen (IgY)

Typical diarrhoeal pathogens:

Tips from practice:

Freshly born calves should only be housed in clean, freshly bedded calf hutches or calf pens.
The colostrum quality should be determined before watering. Only feed high-quality colostrum!
If the colostrum quality is not sufficient, a colostrum enhancer should be used.
If not enough colostrum is absorbed by the calf, a drencher can be used.
Allocate a fixed drinking bucket to each calf.
When buying drinking buckets, make sure that they are easy to clean
Change the teat after each calf
Use a rapid test to detect the pathogen