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How do we reduce illness and mortality in neonatal calves? What are the
management strategies that help minimize exposure to infectious diseases
or improve resistance to disease? How do we do all these things AND minimize
the use of antibiotics so that we can reduce the chances for antimicrobial
resistance?
A research team at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University has been looking at understanding and trying to answer these questions.
Salmonella, E. coli, rotavirus, coronavirus, and cryptosporidia can all affect pre-weaned calves and result in diarrhea, and sometimes, death. Calf raisers use antibiotics to prevent and treat some of these causes of disease. The concern is that the use of antibiotics might result in resistant bacteria that could possibly infect people. All the studies presented at this site try to address animal health and strategies for reducing antimicrobial use.
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