Table 7.
Days of pharmacological intervention, cost per pharmacological intervention, and performance of female Gir × Holstein dairy calves receiving (BAS) or not (CON) a bovine appeasing substance every 14 days during pre-weaning 1,2.
| Item | CON | BAS |
|---|---|---|
| Health | ||
| Days of pharmacological intervention, days | ||
| Diarrhea | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Pneumonia | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Diarrhea + pneumonia | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| Cost of pharmacological intervention, USD | ||
| Diarrhea | 1.91 a | 1.11 b |
| Pneumonia | 4.24 | 3.93 |
| Diarrhea + pneumonia | 6.20 a | 4.28 b |
| Performance | ||
| Weaning BW, kg | 90.8 | 94.6 |
| ADG, kg | 0.73 | 0.78 |
1 Results were adapted from [113]. 2 Different letters denote significance at p < 0.05 level.