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Oral rehydration therapy in calves (2006)

Art

Vortrag

Autor

Hartmann, Helmut

Kongress

24th World Buiatrics Congress

Nizza/Frankreich, 15. – 19.10.2006

Quelle

Summaries 1st International Cattle Symposium

Bayer HealthCare, Leverkusen: Bayer HealthCare, 2006

Sprache

Englisch

Kontakt

Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie

Oertzenweg 19 b
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62600
physiologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Take-home message:
Calves with diarrhoea suffer from a negative electrolyte, fluid and nurtient balance as a result of faecal losses. To eliminate these deficits, during the disease the animals must be given a larger amount of these substances and fluid than is necessary under physiological conditions.
Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) consisting of electrolyte water and organic substances are siutable for combating the impending electrolyte and fluid deficit of the sick calves. Because calves with diarrhoea ultimately die from dehydration, the administration of effective ORS is of great therapeutic significance.
Calves with diarrhoea should be administered highly digestible milk nutrients in a treatment regime in which milk nutrient amounts remain unchanged or, if reduced, then only slightly and for a short period