UNTHRIFTY CALVES.

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3484, 30 August 1937, Page 2

UNTHRIFTY CALVES.

Dairy farmers are well advised to keep a watchful eye on the young calves which are being kept on the farm, either with a view to replacing some of the older members of the herd or for sale at a later period. Too often one sees among the young members of the herd a calf which is off its food or shows an unthrifty appearance. It is not sufficient that such an animal should simply be regarded as “backward.*’ No animal exhibits signs of unthriftiness without some good reason. and all such should be carefully examined for traces of disease, and in most cases it is advisable to isolate the suspect until one can definitely determine whether or not disease is present.

It frequently happens that a calf will contract tuberculosis at an early age, and if It is allowed to continue feeding from the same trough it is almost certain to pass the disease on to a number of Its mates, and eventually the whole herd may be infected. Should an animal appear unthrifty without showing outward signs of disease, the tuberculosis test should be applied to discover if infection is present. Unless the animal is of great value it is better to destroy it while young than to endanger the entire herd by attempting to rear it.

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