Calf health issues on pasture usually come down to four things: pinkeye, parasites, scours, and pneumonia.
Pinkeye is a bacterial scourge is primarily spread from calf to calf by flies. So, start there to offer some prevention, though even with good fly control, flies from a neighbor’s herd can bring pinkeye in to your herd. If pinkeye is bad, it can cost up to 125 pounds in weaning...
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