Health of Newborn Holstein Calves in Severe Cold

Authors

  • R. E. Rawson Department of Veterinary Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
  • H. E. Dziuk Department of Veterinary Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
  • A. L. Good Department of Veterinary Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
  • J. F. Anderson Department of Large Animal Clin. Sci., College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
  • D. W. Bates Department of Agric. Engineering, College of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
  • G. R. Ruth Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
  • R. C. Serfass Division of Physical Education, School of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19877461

Keywords:

mortality, neonatal calves, calf hutches, disease carriers

Abstract

Morbidity and mortality among calves is a major concern of livestock producers, veterinarians, and animal health researchers world-wide. Notwithstanding use of the newest antibiotics and vaccines, death among neonatal calves has continued virtually unabated.1 In an effort to combat these losses many producers raise calves individually in calf hutches2 which serve to isolate calves from each other and from older cattle which act as carriers of disease organisms.1

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Published

1987-11-10

Issue

1987

Section

Dairy Split Session II