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Show Good Care Prevents Disease In Calves Grouping calves according to age, daily removal of manure, and general sanitation are three of the most effective ways to prevent pre-vent cattle coccidiosis in Utah herds, Harry H. Smith, extension animal husbandman at the Utah State Agricultural college states. Protecting beef and dairy calves from diseas is especially important im-portant now that more meat and milk are needed for wartime food. Coccidiosis is caused by a parasite that gets into the intestines. in-testines. Symptoms are severe irritation, bloody scours, and diarrhea. Infected animals have poor appetites, become weak and thin, and stand with backs arched and sides tucked in. In severe cases death follows three or four days after appearance of marked symphoms, and sometimes some-times pneumonia develops when resistance of the animals is lowered. low-ered. Calve-; cne to three months of are kept in crowded stalls arej commonly affected, because dis- j ease germs are spread by ma-1 nure from infected animals. The germs, however, must develop j in the manure for two to six i days before tey can infect other, animals, so daily removal of manure and use of clean bedding is particularly effective in preventing pre-venting serious outbreaks. |