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Calf feeding protocol can help reduce respiratory disease
Oct 23, 2017, 19:06 PM
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A University of Wisconsin veterinarian says there are things calf managers can do to prevent respiratory disease. Dr. Theresa Ollivett told a recent Professional Dairy Producers conference that in young dairy calves, bacteria is more of a problem than viruses as a cause of pneumonia.
Ollivett says aspiration of milk or breathing in the liquid they’re drinking, sets the calf up for respiratory disease.
Ollivett says one step farmers can take is to do a better job of managing bottle nipples.
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