Table 5 Calf characteristics and clinical data of calves on CF and NCF
From: Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series
Characteristics/clinical variables | CF | NCF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF 1 (n = 10) | CF 2 (n = 10) | CF 3 (n = 10) | NCF 1 (n = 8) | NCF 2 (n = 8) | |
Calf characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Calf sex (number) | Female (10) | Female (10) | Female (10) | Female (3); Male (5) | Male (8) |
Age at turnout to grass (day) | 67 (6) | 100 (4) | 100 (4) | 51 (13) | 85 (11) |
Age at visit (day)a | 127 (6) | 135 (4) | 129 (4) | 113 (13) | 128 (11) |
Body weight (kg)b | 116 (12.4) | 123 (11.7) | 129 (10.2) | 112 (10.8) | 103 (21.4) |
Clinical examinations | |||||
Rectal body temperature (0C) | 39.0 (0.2) | 39.1 (0.4) | 38.1 (1.0) | 39.2 (1.0) | 39.1 (0.3) |
Respiratory rate per minute | 32 (8) | 40 (9) | 27 (6) | 42 (11) | 39 (6) |
Heart rate per minute | 74 (12) | 71 (22) | 90 (13) | 77 (12) | 77 (12) |
| Â | (Number calves, and % of total on each farm) | ||||
Dullness | 2 (20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enopthalmusc | 2 (20) | 0 | 2 (20) | 0 | 0 |
Eye discharged | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (38) |
Nasal discharged | 5 (50) | 2 (20) | 2 (20) | 3 (38) | 6 (75) |
Mouth ulcer | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 0 | 1 (13) | 0 |
Muzzle ulcer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (25) |
Hyper-salivatione | 6 (60) | 8 (80) | 7 (70) | 4 (50) | 0 |
Diarrhoea | 7 (78)f | 7 (70) | 8 (80) | 2 (25) | 7 (88) |
Pneumonia | 0 | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 4 (50) | 5 (63) |
Poor coat | 6 (60) | 9 (90) | 8 (80) | 6 (75) | 4 (50) |