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I have a question about calf feces. I have a calf that is about two days old and its feces are very yellow in color and are quite pasty. At first I thought that it might be scours, but now I don’t think so any more. Do you have any idea of what it might be?

A healthy two day old calf is probably still passing the contents of the intestines that were there prior to birth. These contents, called meconium, are often yellow/orange in color. Milk-fed calves often have light colored or yellow feces. The …