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Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base abnormalities in calf diarrhoea.
SUMMARYIn a calf with diarrhoea, it is important to estimate fluid, electrolyte and acid-base requirements accurately so that the correct…
Calf scours testing
During calf scour season, many samples are assessed both at laboratories and at the pen-side in order to detect causative…
Ruminal acidosis in pre-weaned calves
Illness and deaths can occur in pre-weaned calves due to marked ruminal acidosis as a consequence of milk entering the…
Assessing Passive Transfer in Calves
Currently, adequate passive transfer in calves is most commonly determined by measuring serum immunoglobulin (IgG) or its proxy, total protein…
Freemartin Testing
In most cases of cattle carrying twins, blood is exchanged between fetuses so that in the case of male-female twins,…