Milk matters to your young calves and lambs, it is the best source of energy and other essential nutrients. Withdrawing milk feeds has been shown to have NO IMPACT on the resolution of scour in calves. Believe it or not, calves left on milk can actually continue to gain weight!*
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) alongside milk is essential to correct the acidosis and dehydration that occur as a result of the scour, giving the animal the best chance to recover and gain weight.
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*Garthwaite B.D.et al (1994). Whole milk and oral Rehydration Solution for calves with diarrhoea of spontaneous origin.” J. Dairy Sci. 77(3):835-843.
