Major causes of calf mortality

1. Calf scours characterized by diarrhea with a foul smell
2. Calf pneumonia: this caused by poor housing conditions
3. Navel infection: this caused by bacterial attack of the navel creating septic conditions
4. Internal worm infections resulting into stunted growth and diarrhea
5. Calf coccidiosis characterized by faces with foul smell. It is caused by bacteria
6. East Coast Fever which is transmitted by ticks and caused by protozoa. It is the leading cause of death in exotic calves. It is characterized by swollen lymph nodes of the parotid and diarrhea

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