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Show SCOURS IN CALVES. By Dr. David Roberts. Wisconsin State Veterinarian, '06-7-8. Scours in calves or calf cholera in many instances differ from diarrhoea in grown -animals, and has special features of its own, taking the form of infectious intestinal catarrh which is far 'more serious than the diarrhoea diar-rhoea of the full grown animal. Scours in calves generally appear suddenly. A perfectly healthy calf may be seized all at once, apparently without any change in food or care. The symptoms of this infantile diarrhoea diar-rhoea usually appears during the first two or three weeks of life. In many ,, cases, scours appear within a few 1 hours after the animal is born, and J the on If may die within from twenty- "' four to forty-eight hours unless it receives prompt and p'ropex treatment. treat-ment. It is common for the calf to be afflicted with scours immediately at birth, even before it has had time to suck or take any nourishment, whatever. The faeces or manure is very thin and watery. It has' a sour disagreeable disagree-able odor nd is usually light colored. color-ed. The evacuations arc frequent and cxpell6d with force. The first indication of scours is the soilod condition of the tail, loss of appetite, sunken eyes, sometimes the saliva flowing from the mouth, no attempt being made to swallow. Tliey have a stajring coat, grow thin, 'Hnd&lSse ?' strength rapidly, 'Death MBMHHMiHHHMKi jisually follows in from twelve to twenty-four hours, unless prompt measures arc) taken- to check the disease. di-sease. If allowed' to continue for any length of time the scouring will be aocompaincd by congestion and ulceration of the intestinal mucous membrane, caused by the irritating secretions. As a result of this disease, di-sease, partial or double blindness is sbmctimes brought on. To prevent scours in calves, proper pro-per care should be given to the mother moth-er while pregnant, that she may be able to give birth to a healthy calf. ' A' scours is a germ disease, it is important that the calf be free from tTus disease when born. Cows afflicted af-flicted with the disease of abortion convey this disease to their offspring. It is for this reason that calves so Often die of scours before they have ever taken nourishment. It is therefore there-fore very necessary that the cow be kept free from .disease in order to obtain healthy calves. Calves born, afflicted with the germs of this disease in their system, sys-tem, aro in a position to spread the disease to other calves that they may come in contact with in the same herd, or if shipped to other herds. This is another proof if its infectious infect-ious nature. To prevent and overcome scours in calves, they should be given medicines medi-cines that prevent fermentation ot food to allay irritation and congestion, conges-tion, sooth and heal inflamed mucous membrane, act tis an antiseptic, as Ithis is quite necessary when the disease di-sease is due to a germ. The most important factor in the raising of cattle is their care while young. Do not think t.hat you arc doing the correct thing if you arc " only managing to keep the life in ' the calf until it is three months old, and' then have it get fat on grass before the winter conies. If you do this, you will be 'apt to have a lot bf Stunted calves with their digestive drgans destroyed, which will never 'rim c strong, healthy cattle, and will not be good for cither dairy, beef or Mil ' breeding animals. o |