Scours is a term for diarrhea; another term that may be applied to this disease is “enteritis,” which means inflammation of the intestinal tract. While cattle of any age can develop diarrhea, most cases of calf scours occur under one month of age, with the majority occurring between roughly 3 and 16 days of life.

How do you treat a cow with scours?

Recommended treatments for calf scours:

The highest priority in treating scours is to give back to the calf the water and electrolytes that it has lost in scours – this is called fluid therapy. This corrects dehydration, restores normal acid-base balance, and replaces salts in the calf's bodily fluids.

Why do my cows have diarrhea?

Cause. Bovine viral diarrhea is a viral disease of cattle and other ruminants that is caused by the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). BVD is transmitted in a number of ways. Either through a congenital infection of the fetus or after birth.