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Disease & health management

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Background

3. Getting the calf ready for life

4. Getting the calf ready for life cont...

5. Health check points in a calf

6. Health check points in a calf: 1. Eyes

7. Health check points in a calf: 2. Nose(rhinarium)

8. Health check points in a calf: 3. Skin and joints

9. Health check points in a calf: 4. Respiration

10. Health check points in a calf: 5. Navel

11. Health check points in a calf: 6. Body condition

12. Health check points in a calf: 7. Temperature

13. Health check points in a calf: Manure

14. Health check points in a calf: 9. Stretching

15. How to score calf's health status

16. Scoring your calf's health status

17. Loss of body water: Dehydration

18. Loss of body water: Dehydration cont...

19. Loss of body water: Dehydration cont...

20. Checking skin elasticity for dehydration

21. Preventing dehydration

22. Pneumonia

23. Treatment of pneumonia

24. Examples calves suffering from Pneumonia

25. Examples cow suffering from Pneumonia

26. Economic effects of unhealthy calf

27. Navel III (Omphalitis)

28. Navel III (Omphalitis) cont...

29. External parasites: Ticks

30. Internal parasites: Lung worms

31. Internal parasites: Stomach worms

32. Internal parasites: Stomach worms cont...

33. Internal parasites: Liver flukes

34. Internal parasites: Liver flukes cont...

35. Internal parasites: Liver flukes cont...

36. Summary/Take home messages