What if the calf has a fever?

Calves are the general name of calves, calves are very fragile, in the breeding process, the most important period is the calf period. At this time, we must strengthen management. Poor management will easily lead to a lot of problems. Among them, fever is a very common one, if the fever is not treated in time, it will have a great impact on the growth of calves. What should I do if the calf has a fever? Let's take a look at it.

1. Strengthen drinking water

The drinking water management of calves must be strengthened after the calves have a fever, because the calves consume nutrients too quickly and have a high demand because of their elevated body temperature. Insufficient drinking water will lead to dry mouth and dry tongue of calves, affect their appetite and further aggravate the symptoms of fever. Therefore, we should increase the drinking water supply, in order to ensure the growth of calves, relieve calves from fever and. Increase the body fluid volume of calves and expel the toxins from calves as soon as possible. Sugar and salt and other substances can be increased appropriately in drinking water, which is more beneficial to the condition and growth of calves.

2. Ensure the environment

Keep the barn quiet and hygienic at all times, regardless of whether the calf has a fever or not. Calves should stop grazing after a fever, let sick cattle have more rest, reduce the amount of exercise, prevent excessive physical exertion, so that the disease can not be alleviated. Excessive exercise will aggravate the consumption of nutrition and calories, which is not conducive to treatment. And when the sick cow is resting, it is necessary to ensure the quiet of the barn. Too much noise affects the sick cow and causes the sick cow to be restless. Sick cattle have a good rest environment, which can improve the immune system and enhance resistance of diseased cattle.

3. Cold compress treatment

The body temperature of calves increases rapidly after a fever, so when the body temperature of diseased cattle begins to rise, in addition to the use of corresponding agents. Ice water and cold water towels can also be used to apply to the head of diseased cattle, and wipe the whole body properly to reduce the body temperature of diseased cattle. Pay attention to the temperature of the towel and change it in time when it is not cold enough. To ensure that the brain cells and thermoregulation center of diseased cattle will not be affected, if affected, the thermoregulation center function of diseased cattle will fail. Will cause the calf fever is untreatable, loses the feeding value. However, sick cattle sensitive to temperature changes are not suitable for this method.

4. Adjust the feed

The appetite of calves will be greatly reduced after a fever. In order to ensure adequate nutrition for calves, feed should be properly adjusted. Feed more palatable, easily digestible, nutritious and comprehensive feed. Increase the proportion of green feed to ensure that the nutritional needs of calves can be met when they have a fever and improve the disease resistance of calves. When the disease is serious, an appropriate amount of gastrointestinal drugs should be added to the feed to improve the appetite of calves. We can also judge the condition by observing the calf's food intake, and once the food intake increases, it shows that it is getting better.

The above is a brief introduction of how to do calf fever, calf fever must be dealt with in time. This is no small problem, if found or not dealt with in time, it can lead to death in serious cases, and even if it is finally cured, the growth quality of calves will be greatly reduced. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.