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Calf-rearing question about lime

mayowillie · 2012-01-16 19:50:19

Over Christmas I cleaned out the calf shed and covered the floor of it with lime to kill any disease. Is it any harm to leave the lime in it? I was wondering should I just cover it with straw when I bed the calves or should I wash it out first, as in, would it pose a danger if a calf ingested it? Thanks.

16-01-2012 8:50pm

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mayowillie

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Over Christmas I cleaned out the calf shed and covered the floor of it with lime to kill any disease. Is it any harm to leave the lime in it? I was wondering should I just cover it with straw when I bed the calves or should I wash it out first, as in, would it pose a danger if a calf ingested it?

Thanks.

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#2 16-01-2012 8:53pm

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lime will not kill cryptosporidia etc... better getting a disenfectant like oocide to do it properly

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#3 16-01-2012 9:01pm

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Would that disinfectant eliminate coxiellosis do you know? I had a few calves with it last year and the vet said better hygiene in the shed would stop it.

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