COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Calf scours, the diarrhea seen during the first 30 days of a calf's life, is caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and parasites.

Neonatal calf diarrhea, or scours, is a common concern among cow-calf producers. Understanding why scours occurs is the first step in preventing the problem.

Every week or two, all cattle are moved. If scours are present, everyone moves to a clean area every week. The first 30 days of a calf’s life is where scours are most likely the concern.

You also can make up a homemade calf scours electrolyte mixture which includes the following: 1 package jam and jelly pectin (two ounces) 1 tablespoon lite salt 1 tablespoon baking soda ...

E. coli can cause diarrhea up to about 5 days of age, but diarrhea in 1-2 week old calves occurs more commonly and nearly always involves rotavirus or its more severe compadre, coronavirus.

The good side, however, is that the disease is 100 per cent preventable. Calf scours is caused by bacteria (E.Coli, Clostridium species), virus (Rota virus) or parasites (Coccidia) or a combination.

Vets are being urged to reassess their approach to managing neonatal calf diarrhoea, following new evidence showing an alarming rise in resistance to paromomycin, a commonly used antibiotic for ...

Bovine calf scours reported to be caused by multiple aetiologies resulting in heavy mortality in unweaned calves and huge economic loss to the dairy farmers. Among these, cryptosporidiosis is an ...