Managing calf scours starts with prevention and early intervention, according to experts from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. During a recent episode of the BCI Cattle Chat, the ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Once calves are safely on the ground, many cattle producers continue to worry about the possibility of neonatal calf diarrhea or calf scours, says Janna Kincheloe, South Dakota ...

Calf Scours, or neonatal calf diarrhea, is a problem experienced by most every cowman sooner or later. It is quite possibly the biggest health related financial loss to the cow calf industry. It is ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Calf scours, the diarrhea seen during the first 30 days of a calf's life, is caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and parasites. But the exact cause is less important than prompt ...

The sight of bloody calf scours is a disturbing one, but the condition is not always fatal. University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory director Keith Poulsen says pinpointing the cause ...

Calf scours results in sickness, poor performance, medical expenses and death. Scours is a complex disease with many inter-related causes. Agent, host and environmental factors collectively explain ...

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 ...

North Dakota State University Extension livestock experts are warning producers to protect their calves from scours. The majority of scours, or diarrhea, cases occur when calves are 3 and 16 days old.

The ongoing human health issue, known as COVID-19, serves as a reminder to cattle ranchers about the importance of sound, common sense biosecurity measures that can aid in reducing the risk of a ...

The “germ theory” of infectious disease is well-ingrained in us veterinarians through the multitude of microbiology courses we endure through our education. By extension, that understanding that ...

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 ...