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Calfhood Diseases. 1. Gastro-Intestinal Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Calfhood Diseases. 1. Gastro-Intestinal Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
CALFHOOD disease may be divided for convenience into three main categories:
• Those affecting the gastro-intestinal tract, including diseases of an infectious nature and those arising as a result of infestation by worms (parasitism).
• Those affecting the respiratory system, including lungworms.
• Those resulting from nutritional deficiencies, especially vitamins and minerals.
Calfhood Diseases. 2. Respiratory And Nutritional Deficiency Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Calfhood Diseases. 2. Respiratory And Nutritional Deficiency Diseases, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MOST of the common organisms found in the environment of calf sheds and yards may at times be responsible for respiratory infections, to which the young animal is very susceptible.
Rearing Dairy Calves, R A. Bettenay
Rearing Dairy Calves, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ON Western Australian dairy farms the wastage rate of dairy cows is probably more than 20 per cent, and this, coupled with the tendency towards bigger herds, means that well over half of the heifer calves born should be reared for herd replacements.