Common Diseases and Treatment Methods of Calves

Calves play a very important role in raising cattle, and the feeding and management of calves can not be ignored. In the process of raising calves, a little carelessness will lead to all kinds of problems, hinder the growth of calves and, in serious cases, lead to the death of calves, so we must pay more attention to it. So what are the common diseases of calves? How to treat it? The following editor will give you a brief introduction, let's have a look!

1. Constipation

Constipation generally refers to the phenomenon that calves do not defecate within one day after birth. if they do not defecate for a long time, it will lead to reduced food intake, bloated belly, and finally death. After the calf appears constipation, the enema should be carried out in time and carried out with soapy water. Soften the feces in the stomach and promote the excretion of the calves. After excreting feces, an appropriate amount of plant meat was injected into the rectum of calves, or hot compress was applied to the abdomen of calves to keep warm the abdomen of calves to avoid serious abdominal pain and lead to excessive stress reaction of calves.

2. Asphyxiation

When a cow is in labor, if there is dystocia, the phenomenon of blockage of mucus and amniotic fluid will occur in the cow, and the calf will suffocate as a result. If it is not dealt with in time, the calf will die. Therefore, when the phenomenon of asphyxia occurs, artificial respiration should be carried out immediately. First of all, pull the calf's head high and low feet back and forth, expand, and pay attention to wipe the amniotic fluid mucus in the mouth and nose. In artificial respiration, it must be carried out until the calf breathes normally before it can be stopped, and there must be some patience.

3. Diarrhea

Diarrhea is the most common disease in calves, especially in artificial breastfeeding. If diarrhea occurs and the situation is not very serious, then you can properly feed some substances such as proteases to promote digestion. If diarrhea is serious, then sodium bicarbonate and other drugs should be used in time for detoxification. In case of diarrhea, we should timely find out the specific cause of diarrhea, and if it is caused by cow mastitis, then we should treat the cow and put the calf out of the healthy cow to suck breast milk. It should be noted that newborn calves need to be breast-fed for at least 4 days.

4. Omphalitis

Calf omphalitis is inflammation, swelling and other phenomena around the umbilical hole, and there are no other adverse symptoms around the calf. If omphalitis occurs, first cut the hair around the navel, and then disinfect it. Then use Proka and other injections to be injected subcutaneously around the umbilical hole, and then smear the mixture such as pine distillate oil appropriately. If there is a suppurative phenomenon, it is necessary to squeeze the pus out in time and do a good job of cleaning the necrotic part. Disinfect and then bandage the wound.

The above is a brief introduction to the common diseases and treatments of calves. The common diseases of calves can lead to death if you don't pay attention to them, so we must not be careless. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.