Milford News | 1929-03-01 | Page 3 | Calf Scours Prevented by Giving Proper Feed

Calf Scours Prevented by Giving Proper Feed Ordinary scours In young calves are caused by Indigestion resulting from overfeeding, or feeding milk that Is too cold, or feeding It In dirty palls. When scours come on while the calf Is nursing the cow It gets too much milk, or the milk of the dam Is too rich, which may be the case with Jerseys. When scours occur while the calf is fed milk It Is usually usu-ally due to feeding too much milk or feeding It In dirty palls. The best way to handle a case of ordinary scours Is to reduce the amount of milk to about one-half the amount the calf should have, until the bowels become normal. An ounce or two of castor oil will help to clear the bowels. If the calf la hand-fed It should have six to eight pounds of milk at a feeding, which must always be fed In clean palls. It la very essential In feeding young calves to weigh the milk at each feeding to avoid overfeeding. over-feeding. When a calf gets clean, wholesome milk and Is not overfed you will have very little trouble with ordinary scours.