CALF MANAGEMENT

                                    CALF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH

Calf are very weak regards to immunity. Death is most common in 1 month post delivery. So it's require special attention for health and survival.

ATTENTION AFTER BIRTH

  • After birth first take his\her weight.higher weight is better for survival. it is useful in winter and rainy season
  1. average weight of cow calf is 20-35  kg.
  2. average weight of buffalo calf is 30-40 kg
  • First 8 hours calf needs more care, feed more mother's colostrum by suckling or by feeding bottle
MORTALITY DURING 48 HOURS AFTER CALVING
  • May be metabolic disease mostly hypoglycemia which cause hypothermia (below normal body temperature)
  • may congenital deffect
  • due to infection of E.coli
MORTALITY DURING 28DAYS AFTER CALVING
  • Immunoglobulin deficiency and septicaemia and viral(rotavirus) infections.
  • Diarrhoea and pneumonia,naval ill, arthritis may occur due to failure of immunoglobulin transfer from intestine
  • Calf mortality varies from country to country an also breed to breed (exotic breed mortality rate is higher)
CAUSES FOR DEATH ARE:
    •  Digestive diseases/enteritis  :  17.7%
    •  Respiratory diseases            :  15.4%
    •  Septicaemia                           : 21.5%
    •  Miscellaneous causes            : 45.5%

HOW TO REDUCE CALF MORTALITY 

  1. Give more colostrum feeding from mother after birth
  2. Provide good ventilation and warm room
  3. After feeding on colostrum give half spoonful pulsatilla 200(homoepathic medicine) mixed with little water once in a day for improving appetite and digestion
  4. Sanitized calf pen and provide hygenic water for drinking
  5. Umbilicus infection mostly occur in calf because of trauma, dirt place so E.coli,Proteus sp., Staphylococcus sp., etc., which result bacteramia/septicaemia and fever. It mainly occur 2-5 days after birth. So painting of umbilical from tincture of iodine is needed daily for prevent infection.

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