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CalfHealthScorecard Update 250813 WEB

The Calf Health Scorecard is a tool for early detection and treatment of diseases in calves, focusing on signs of good health, early, and late signs of pneumonia and scours. It emphasizes the importance of immediate treatment to improve calf welfare, growth rates, and reduce antibiotic use. Users are encouraged to regularly check calves, document treatment protocols, and consult with veterinarians for effective care.

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CalfHealthScorecard Update 250813 WEB

The Calf Health Scorecard is a tool for early detection and treatment of diseases in calves, focusing on signs of good health, early, and late signs of pneumonia and scours. It emphasizes the importance of immediate treatment to improve calf welfare, growth rates, and reduce antibiotic use. Users are encouraged to regularly check calves, document treatment protocols, and consult with veterinarians for effective care.

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Calf health scorecard

Implement the treatment protocol agreed with your vet for calves with early and late signs of disease.

Signs of good health Look for early signs Late signs of disease
and vigour of disease • Dull
• Bright • Playful • Curious • Quiet • Slow to stand • Reluctant to stand unaided
• Keen to drink milk • Still drinking milk • Off milk
PNEUMONIA

• Clear eyes and nose • Discharge from eyes and nose • Severe discharge with pus
• No cough • Cough on movement • Frequent coughing/wheezing
Normal temperature High temperature High temperature
(38–39ºC or 100–102ºF) (>39.5ºC or 103ºF) (>39.5ºC or 103º F)
SCOURS

• Clean hindquarters • Dirty hindquarters • Wet hindquarters


• Well-formed faeces • Loose faeces • Hair loss
Normal temperature Variable temperature • Dehydrated
(38–39 ºC or 100–102 ºF) • Watery faeces
Variable temperature

ACT NOW
Early detection means
Funded by prompt treatment
your levy ahdb.org.uk
Why use this scorecard? How to use this scorecard
Early detection of disease and immediate-effective Use the photos to check each calf for signs of disease
treatment in calves is vital as: and categorise them into good health, or with early or
• Calves will spend less time ill, thereby improving late signs of disease.
their welfare Calves with early and late signs of disease should receive
• It saves time that would have been spent caring treatment as soon as possible.
for sick calves Calves that have no suck reflex or cannot stand unaided
• It improves growth rates require immediate veterinary attention.
• It reduces antibiotic use by reducing the need We have included boxes to record treatment protocols for
for repeat treatments each condition for calves with early and late signs of disease.
You should agree these treatment plans with your vet.
When to use this scorecard
Do not forget to record any medicines used in your medicine
Use this scorecard daily as part of your routine calf
book. Sign up for the AHDB Medicine Hub to collate, report
checks. It is also a useful tool to train new calf rearers.
and compare antibiotic data at ahdb.org.uk/medicine-hub
Recording a detailed reason for use will help both you and
your vet identify where any problems may lie.

Pneumonia treatment protocol

Early signs of disease

Late signs of disease

Scours treatment protocol

Early signs of disease

Late signs of disease

Vet’s phone number

AHDB
Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry CV3 4PE
T: 024 7669 2051 E: [email protected] W: ahdb.org.uk
If you no longer wish to receive this information, please email us on [email protected]
© Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2025. Information supplied by Volac with
All rights reserved. thanks to the Royal Veterinary College.
70064 0827 Photography credits © Volac.

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