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New sandhills calving system to prevent calf diarrhea outlined at Jan. 4 meeting
Nebraska
Ranchers can learn about a University of Nebraska-developed system for managing herds during calving season to prevent diarrhea in baby calves at a Jan. 4 workshop.
The Sandhills Calving System will be outlined at the meeting from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MST at the university's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory north of Whitman. During the meeting, cattle producers, veterinarians and Extension educators will learn the principles of the system and how it has been used successfully to prevent diarrhea, or calf scours, on ranches in Nebraska and neighboring states.
Registration of $10 is required by Dec. 23 for a meal count. For more information or to register, contact Sharon Clowser at 402-472-8550 or sclowser2@unl.edu.
Speakers will include veterinarians from the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, private industry and private practice. Several ranchers who have tested the system also will share their experiences.
Losing young calves to scours frustrates many ranchers, said David Smith, the IANR veterinary scientist who helped develop the system. Calf deaths, the time and costs to treat sick calves, and reduced performance of surviving calves all are costly for producers.
IANR veterinary scientists developed the Sandhills Calving System. The system manages cow herds during calving season to prevent transmission of diarrhea-causing germs. Preventing calf diarrhea also reduces the need to use medications to treat sick calves, he said.
The Sandhills Calving System was tested in Sandhills ranches during the past several years through the university's Veterinary Field Disease Research Program with the help of several Nebraska veterinarians and their clients.
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