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Broad-Spectrum Vaccination, Comprehensive Management Key to Scours Prevention

Mark Olson, DVM
Oberlin, Kansas and Hoxie, Kansas

Mark R. Olson, DVM, has been winning the battle against calf scours in Kansas beef herds for the better part of 30 years. But it hasn't been easy. Producers in Olson's area deal with scours caused by both viral and bacterial agents, including rotavirus, coronavirus, E. coli, and clostridia. Read full testimonial


Scour Bos Delivers Unmatched Protection

Scours Vaccine Study
Great Plains/Midwest

During the winter of 2006/2007, veterinarians and cattle producers across much of the Great Plains and Midwest battled scours due to severe weather throughout the region. Read full testimonial


Building Antibody-Rich Colostrum Is Important For Scours Prevention

Gary Runyon, DVM
Corydon, Iowa

Before Gary Runyon, DVM, owner of Corydon Veterinary Service in Corydon, Iowa, started his producers on a scours prevention program, 25 – 30 percent had significant scours problems. Read full testimonial


Scour Bos Hits The Mark By Controlling Subclinical Signs Of Sours

Bill Baus, DVM
Redfield/Faulkton, South Dakota

When it comes to a scours prevention program, Bill Baus, DVM, owner of clinics in Redfield and Faulkton, South Dakota, knows how important it is to control clinical as well as subclinical signs of scours.
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Persistent Scours No Match For Scour Bos

Joe Hartley, DVM
Dillon, Montana

A 300-head cow-calf operation was losing up to 30 calves per year from scours. They were treating many sick calves and knew that they had to do something different next year. Read full testimonial


Build Scours Immunity In Cows For Healthier Calves With Scour Bos

Bobby Smith
Palmyra, Tennessee

Ever since cattle rancher Bobby Smith had to treat an untold number of scouring calves and lost 10 calves in a bad scours outbreak about 10 years ago, he knew he needed a scours vaccine he could depend on.
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Spring Calves Start Strong With Scour Bos

Clark Wilbur
Palmyra, Tennessee

A train wreck. That’s how veteran cow-calf producer Carl Wilbur in Palmyra, Tennessee, describes the major scours outbreaks that can occur in nonvaccinated herds. Read full testimonial


Vaccination Flexibility With Scour Bos Fits Variety Of Management Styles

Steve Webb, DVM
Glasgow, Kentucky

As part of a mixed animal practice in Barren County, Kentucky, Dr. Steve Webb, DVM, works with cow-calf operations of all sizes and management styles. Some of his clients prefer a low or no management style for their herds, meaning they have no set breeding or calving season. Read full testimonial


Build Antibody-rich Colostrum With Scour Bos

Steve Webb, DVM
Glasgow, Kentucky

With high-producing cows averaging 80 – 100 pounds of milk a day, colostrum quality can suffer as important antibodies are diluted over a larger volume of milk. Dr. Steve Webb, DVM, in Barren County, Kentucky, knows this antibody dilution can make calves more susceptible to scours. Read full testimonial


Broad-spectrum Scours Protection From Scour Bos

Tabb Spoonamore, DVM
Clarksville, Tennessee

Dr. Tabb Spoonamore, DVM, a member of the Gateway Animal Care Group in Clarksville, Tennessee, knows that cattle producers only need to experience one bad scours outbreak before they start using a scours vaccine like Scour Bos®. Read full testimonial


12 Years of Success with Scour Bos

John H. Smith, Smithfield Farms
Rosedale, Virginia

You could say the Smith family has a tradition of sticking with what works. John H. Smith of Smithfield Farms is the seventh generation of a family that has been farming in Russell County, Virginia since 1774.
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Scour Bos Gives Dairy Calves a Strong Start

Brad Bertram
Temple Hill, Kentucky

As the cost of replacement heifers keeps rising, losing calves to scours is an expensive risk. That's why dairy producer Brad Bertram of Temple Hill, Kentucky incorporated Scour Bos® into the heifer replacement program at the 500-cow dairy he operates jointly with his father and cousin. Read full testimonial


TIP: Following These Steps Can Help Prevent Scours In Your Herd

Proper nutrition for the dam is critical to ensure sufficient quantity and quality of colostrum. Make sure her precalving ration includes sufficient energy and protein with proper levels of vitamins and minerals, particularly selenium, vitamin E and copper. Read full tip


TIP: Heifers Require Special Attention

Heifers haven’t yet been exposed to antigen loads high enough to stimulate their immune systems. Therefore, the level of protective antibodies in a heifer’s colostrum isn’t nearly as high as it is in the adult cow.
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TIP: Vaccination Timing Key To Scours Prevention On The Dairy

Scours continues to be a leading cause of mortality and sickness among dairy calves. Death loss, treatment costs and poor performance resulting from scours can add up to thousands of dollars in economic losses each year. Read full tip


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