Dr. van der Meer at UCVM has initiated a project on scours in dairy calves. The main objectives of the project are to compare field strains of diarrhea-causing viruses in calves to the strains found in current vaccines. The project is currently recruiting dairy farms with calves up to 4 months old for submission of samples of feces.

• Interested dairy farmers will receive a sampling kit and shipment material (postage paid).
•  5-10 grams of feces in a leak-proof container from calves with and without scours. For calves with scours, the feces must be collected prior to treatment of the calf.
• The producer and veterinarian will receive the results of the PDS Bovine Diarrhea Panel in the format of a laboratory report, and if requested, this will be forwarded to your veterinarian.
• If interested, please contact Frank van der Meer: frank.vandermeer@ucalgary.ca or 403-992-4678