| Show IT Dairy Calves Will Wear i Muzzles to Avoid Scours Scours' Piecing between meals Is taboo fO for forthe ford u the calves In the Cornell university There the calf i la dairy herd young fi f muzzled for the i first three or fou foug weeks and it eats only at the regular feeding time reports Charles n. n Craw Crawford f ford of or the New York State College Colleg of Agriculture J Colon bacteria which causes mos most Ii a cases of ot calf scours are present in hi in t dust hay straw and grain brain The mu- mu prevent the calf from munching these coarse materials in which dan danger danl dan ger may seem insignificant and which i sometimes start stomach pains or oth other S oth-S er slight g Irritation Such an Irritation aggravated by matey material hard to digest digest I together with the millions of or bacteria bacteria- J J works to cause calf scours he ex plains Since adopting the muzzling methods method three years ago little difficulty Im has has been experienced with calf scours Ar NeWYork Ne NeW t E a large breeding establishment In York state at that time was losing losing t most of the calves with scours and related complications A After Afler ler adopting adopting adopting- muzzles they have lost but few capes 1 l 11 Where here little or no trouble Is experienced i Mr Crawford says sas such a a Is un un- strict system of management ai warranted But where valuable stock stockis is grown and diseases make losses t the he system deserves a trial and It is good economy to observe e every ery detail A strict sanitation program outlined by Dr D D. H. H Udall of the New State College of ot Veterinary Medicine Is J available on request to the department depart depart- I 1 ment meat of animal hus andy at nt Cornell Cornel university |
