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. 1983 Dec 1;24(4):431–445. doi: 10.1186/BF03546716

Indigestion in Young Calves VI

Studies of Diarrheic Calves Fed Milk Replacers Made of Normal and Heat-Treated Skim Milk and whey Powder

Indigestion hos unge kaluer. VI. Undersøkelser au diarékalver fôret med melke-erstatninger läget av normal- og varmebehandlet tørrmelks-og mysepulver

T Landsverk 1,✉, B Laksesvela 1, E Liven 1, A Lund 1, Ø Ødegaard 1, I Ørstavik 1
PMCID: PMC8291261  PMID: 6675455

Abstract

Diarrhea occurred in 12 pre-ruminant calves after the introduction of milk replacers. Six of the calves were fed a replacer made of normally treated skim milk and whey powder, while the other 6 got a replacer made of heat-treated powders, although otherwise similar to that of the first group. Abomasal curd formation was deficient in calves fed for 9 or 17 days on the heat-treated replacer (4 of 6 calves). Otherwise, no clear differences between the calves given normally treated and heat-treated replacer occurred, as regards diarrhea, bacteriological, virological, and pathomorphological findings in the intestinal tract. Rotavirus and chlamydial infections were indicated and considered as the major cause of the diarrheic condition, although bacteria, including coliforms and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, may have contributed. The milk replacers may have been involved was provoking factors.

Key words: heat-treatment, skim milk, whey, diarrhea, curd formation, intestinal microflora, rotavirus, chlamydia, calves

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This study was supported by grants from the Agricultural Research Council of Norway.

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