[Oral and intramuscular ferridextran intervention in male rearing calves. 2. Morbidity rates and treatment frequency for pneumonia and/or diarrhea].
Cases of pneumonia and/or diarrhoea were compared in 3 groups of calves with a different iron supply in their 56-day stay in the weaning range of a rearing farm (A: without additional iron supply; B: 200 mg Fe/d between feeding times; C: 1.0 and 1.5 g Fe on the 3rd and 36th day in the weaning range). Anaemia frequency (hemoglobin content lower than 105 g/l) immediately after stabling the calves that had come from various farms was 57.4%. Iron application was carried without considering individual iron equipment. Ferridextrane intervention resulted in a drastic reduction of the crowding disease development. Oral iron supply had a more distinct effect than intramuscular supply and the effect was more evident in the duration of pneumonia than in that of diarrhoea.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000662:veterinary; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy
D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex
Zur oralen und intramuskulären Ferridextranintervention bei männlichen Aufzuchtkälbern. 2. Mitteilung. Morbiditätsraten und Behandlungshäufigkeiten an Pneumonie und/oder Durchfall.