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Perforated Abomasal Ulcers in Suckled Calves

Perforated abomasal ulcers in suckled calves remain a frustrating diagnosis for clinicians and a distressing loss for producers. While cases are typically straightforward to confirm at postmortem, providing meaningful, evidence‑based advice to prevent future deaths is far more challenging.…

  • SRUC Veterinary Services
  • 12/03/2026
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Long-term Production Effects of Cryptosporidiosis in Beef Calves

The results of a six-month study looking at the long-term effects of clinical cryptosporidiosis on calves in a Scottish suckler herd have recently been published.…

  • Veterinary Services
  • 07/12/2020
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Look Out For Dwarf Calves This Spring

The condition, more correctly called Congenital Chondrodystrophy and Joint Laxity, has been recorded for over 20 years in the UK with similar reports across the world.…

  • Veterinary Services
  • 04/05/2020
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