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NADIS Knowledge Transfer - Diarrhoea in Beef Calves

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The most common cause of severe diarrhoea in young beef suckler calves 1-2 weeks-old is which one of the following:

	E. coli
	Cow with too much milk
	Rotavirus
	Cryptosporidiosis
	Salmonella

Rotavirus infection is best controlled by which one of the following:

	Annual vaccination of pregnant cows 1 - 3 months before their calving date
	Treatment of all calves at birth with antibiotics
	Vaccinating calves at birth
	Use of purchased colostrum supplements
	Use of probiotics

A 10 day-old beef calf has profuse watery diarrhoea, and is dull but able to walk. Treatment should be best achieved by which one of the following:

	2 litres of oral rehydration solution by bottle/teat plus antibiotic injection
	2 litres of oral rehydration solution by bottle/teat
	Antibiotic scour bolus
	Injection of antibiotic
	2 litres of oral rehydration solution by bottle/teat plus antibiotic scour bolus

Financial losses from an outbreak of calf scour result from which of the following:

	Dead calves
	Loss of body condition in scouring calves
	Cost of drugs
	Veterinary costs
	Extra labour costs

Cows should be vaccinated with a combined rotavirus, coronavirus and K99 combined vaccine at which time period:

	2-4 weeks before calving
	4-12 weeks before calving
	3-6 months before calving
	1-2 weeks before calving
	At calving time

Which one of the following causes of diarrhoea in calves can also cause infection in humans:

	E. coli K99
	Rotavirus
	Coccidia
	Cryptosporidiosis
	Coronavirus

Clean calving accommodation can help to prevent which of the following diseases:

	Uterine infection of the cow
	ETEC
	Cryptosporidiosis
	Rotavirus infection
	Mik fever in the cow

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