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Calf Clubs
Each time you are with your calf take careful note of the way it is acting - is it ‘bright and breezy’, running to you to be fed; is its coat shiny and its eyes bright; are its motions yellow (if it is on a milk diet) or dark green if it is eating meal and grass. (If your calf’s motions become runny, very pale in colour and/or smelly it could mean it has scours. If this happens, immediately tell your parents or the farmer as it will need antibiotics from a veterinary surgeon to get better).
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Remember – to avoid your calf getting scours, make sure everything it eats out of is spotlessly clean. Also make sure that its bedding (it may have sawdust on the floor of a pen) is always clean – rake any soiling out of the bed regularly so your calf has a nice clean, dry place to rest.
And remember to always wash your hands carefully after caring for your calf, and before eating.
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Veterinary Care
Dehorning - Most calves grow horns. When your calf is very young you will feel little lumps between its ears – these are the horn buds. The farmer who bred the calf will tell you when it will need to have a special paste applied to these buds so the horns don’t grow. You should ask him/her to apply this treatment.
Innoculations (disease prevention) - Right from the first days when you have your calf, talk to the farmer about what innoculations it needs to remain healthy. He/she will be the best guide and will probably provide the innoculations as they do their other calves.
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