Intestinal health
Intestinal problems causing diarrhea is one of the key issues during calf rearing. Intestinal problems can be causes by bacteria such as E. coli or Salmonella, viruses such as bovine rota- or corona virus, or parasites, with Cryptosporidium parvum and Eimeria species, causing coccidiosis, being the most common ones. Although most animals fully recover from diarrhea, it still causes reduced appetite and hence reduced feed intake and growth, leading to inefficient calf rearing. On top of this, impaired gut health requires lots of energy and protein for an effective immune response against the infection, which otherwise could be invested in growth of the animal.
Pulmonary health
Besides diarrhea, respiratory problems are of equally big importance in calf rearing. Again, multiple pathogens can be responsible for this, but in most cases, it starts with a compromised respiratory defense mechanisms because of different predisposed stress situations, followed by a primary infection with respiratory viruses. Following these viral infections, deeper pulmonary tissues can get colonized by and infected by bacteria. Therefore, it is important to try to support the immune system as good as possible during early life, in order to prevent viral and bacterial infections to occur at all.
Main benefits of AROMABIOTIC CALF
- Supporting immunity
- Improving growth performance
- Improving feed efficiency