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Keep Scouring Calves Hydrated

Producers understand neonatal calf diarrhea is a problem on their farms. National Animal Health Monitoring System data from 2007 reported an average calf mortality of 8% annually, with scours as the leading cause of death in unweaned calves at 56.5%. Most causes of scours are preventable. However, the infectious causes of neonatal diarrhea are typically bacteria, viruses or protozoa. Other noninfectious causes that may contribute to neonatal diarrhea are:
 
■ poor-quality colostrum
 
■ poor sanitation
 
■ stress
 
■ inadequate ventilation
 
■ adverse weather conditions
 

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Gene Edited Pig Offers Hope Against Costly Hog Disease

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A potential solution is on the horizon against the increasingly costly hog disease PRRS: a genetically edited pig that the federal government is in the process of considering for commercial release.