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.
Joe Hartley, DVM, owner of Beaverhead County Veterinary Service in Dillon, Montana, recommended Scour Bos® 9 as a way to control the scour outbreaks.
“Almost every herd experiences scours, with some herds having incidences of 30 percent,” says Hartley. “Scours in this area seems to build up in the herds and it can be hard to get rid of, partly because of wet weather conditions and because the virus becomes concentrated and more prevalent.”
He recommends that producers scatter cattle throughout pastures in order to reduce the concentration of animals. Dry, clean areas for calving are also important.
In addition to these management strategies, Hartley prefers that his producers use Scour Bos in their scours prevention program. “Scour Bos reduces death loss even in herds that have an outbreak. The producers who use it see the benefit of reduced treatment costs and reduced death loss.”
