Show sanitation best weapon against calf affliction A particularly troublesome disease is at this time of year among g calves is white scours infectious diarrhoea or acute dysentery undoubtedly the average dairyman suffers considerable considerable loss loss through this disease lone alone by y using proper sanitary measures much of the loss from this common barnyard foe may be avoided the majority of animals affected are very young less than five days old the disease is not uncommon in calves less than 48 hours old in severe outbreaks however it has been known to spread to older pens on combating this disease the 0 owner should d remember e me e r t that h a t t the h e all a 1 k important t cair thing oab is to prevent e n t primary prima impart infection e 0 n of t the b e newborn n e N y born calf this can be accomplished only by strict sanitary measures that is by providing the greatest possible possie le cleanliness at the time of birth and during the first few days of life when the animal is most susceptible to the infections in the treatment of infected calves dr di wayne binns 0 veterinarian at the U S A C indicates the drug has been used with favorable results ile he states that before the tion of the quan city of milk given to the calf should be cut about one half then give about two or three ounces ounce a of castor oil followed by an ounce of morning and night fo for two days if the dcarr diarrhoea and 0 ea con finues after this time give one on fourth ounce of orice once a day for two days the animal s should h n not be k kept t 0 on n s sulfa u 1 f guana line bould treatment lot ibbe for ehi longer than four conr d days I 1 if it is t the e i infectious n fe c t i 0 us typo type of calf scours it will be very effective in the control |