Articles | Volume 67, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-25-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-25-2024
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16 Jan 2024
Original study |  | 16 Jan 2024

Effect of water quality on causes of calf mortality in cattle-farm-associated epidemics

Mohammed A. Kamal, Mahmoud A. Khalf, Zakia A. M. Ahmed, Jakeen A. Eljakee, Rashed A. Alhotan, Mohammed A. A. Al-Badwi, Elsayed O. Hussein, Branislav Galik, and Ahmed A. Saleh

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Poor-quality drinking water plays a detrimental role in the suppression of calf immunity, giving rise to an increased rate of calf mortality. The present study aims to evaluate the causes of calf mortality in beef and dairy farms in relation to drinking water quality (DWQ). We could conclude that DWQ highly affects causes of calf mortality, but we cannot exclude some farm hygienic risk factors.
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