This bacteria is a normal inhabitant that becomes lethal in the right conditions.

Signs of abdominal pain, bloody scours, bloat, and sudden death within hours. They are often just found dead with no sign of scour.

Calves are under 2 weeks of age usually.

Causes of clostridial disease:

• Irregular feeding times

• Irregular feeding volumes

• Sudden diet change

• Unvaccinated dams

This allows milk to pool and ferment in the abomasum allowing the bacteria to proliferate and emit toxins.

There is little point in treatment.

Talk to your vet around potentially vaccinating calves for short term protection. But often fixing the cause will achieve a quicker result.

Management changes:

Fix feeding irregularities!