Robert Lee
Robert Lee owns a 350 acre farm in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is predominately grassland, with 25-30 acres of cereals for the farm’s own use, and half the farm is in the stewardship scheme. He has a herd of 120 pedigree South Devon cattle
The beauty of it is that it’s effective and really easy to use. We even give Rehydion to calves if they appear a ‘bit down’ and they are not scouring. It gives them a kick-start and has the same boost as Lucozade does on people!
“A few years ago we had rotavirus in our herd, which we now vaccinate against, and as a result we only get a few cases of calf scour each year. We heard about Rehydion from our vet a number of years ago. As soon as we see any signs of scour we use Rehydion for three days; calves respond well to it and quickly recover because they can stay on milk and so have the right nutrition available. The beauty of it is that it’s effective and really easy to use. We even give Rehydion to calves if they appear a ‘bit down’ and they are not scouring. It gives them a kick-start and has the same boost as Lucozade does on people!
“The last thing we want to do nowadays is lose an animal and the fact that we’ve got healthy cattle once we’ve used Rehydion says it all. We need to provide the best possible animal welfare standards and care we can, whilst reducing our reliance on antibiotics, and Rehydion helps us to achieve these goals.
“We have vet students on the farm during calving and it’s always good experience for them to learn about scouring animals – if we do have a scouring calf, it’s well looked after!
“We find that Rehydion is versatile, effective and easy to use; my advice to farmers thinking about using Rehydion is to give it a go!”