H owever, the real losses come not from scouring calves, but from the 95 to 98 percent of infections you never see. T reatment of bovine coccidiosis is difficult and often disappointing, because once you see the clinical signs, the disease is so far along that the damage is done - severely affected calves may never regain productivity losses can be successfully prevented. Controlling the disease from the moment the calf arrives with an approach that combines management with medication promises the most success. Manure from a coccidiosis-affected Animal will contain relatively higher amounts of mucus, so it tends to stick around the tailhead. Dull, rough hair coat.
Infected animals appear sluggish and unthrifty.
The coat of Holstein calves takes on a brown cast. Pot-bellied calves Blood in the feces. The blood can be dark and tarry or show up as Streaks and clots. Watery diarrhea, coupled with continual, unproductive straining to pass Manure. Weight loss, dehydration and pneumonia.