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Treatment approach to calf diarrhoea

Mortality rates due to calf diarrhoea can be high (greater than or equal to 50 per cent) 1, especially in large outbreaks, usually due to excessive fluid loss and/or septicaemia due to bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract getting into the bloodstream.

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Treatment approach to calf diarrhoea

Calf diarrhoea can also result in the scarring of the intestinal tract which impacts the future growth rates and future production of the animal. Dr Ginny Sherwin, of the University of Nottingham, says:...

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