The challenge
A tough scours season
During a rough season, the team was dealing with crypto, salmonella, wet bedding and regular scours pressure.
Video case study
Tanderra Dairies kept calf pens drier through a tough scours season
Through a crypto and salmonella season in South West Victoria, Bronte Anderson says twice-weekly Stalosan F helped keep around 1,000 calves’ pens drier and knocked the scours back — “absolutely unreal.”
South West Victoria
1,200 cows
~1,000 calves/year
3 calvings
Stalosan F 2×/week
Watch the case study
Bronte explains how Stalosan F fits into their calf shed routine
Hear how Tanderra Dairies uses Stalosan F twice a week across straw-bedded calf pens to help manage damp bedding, odour, bacteria pressure and scours challenges during calving.
Calves/year
~1,000
raised through the calf system each season
Application
2×/week
current Stalosan F routine through the pens
Experience
6–7 yrs
using Stalosan F in the operation
Before → After
From wet, high-pressure pens to a drier, easier calf shed
The biggest difference Bronte describes is practical: less wet bedding, less smell and better control through a challenging crypto and salmonella season.
Area
Before: rough calving
After: Stalosan F 2×/week
Scours
Bad crypto and salmonella season
“Helped quite a lot with the scouring”
Sick calves
Regular cases needing treatment and attention
“Improved the amount of scours”
Bedding
Damp bedding from west-facing wind and rain, plus trough moisture
“Definitely helps dry the bedding out”
Bacteria and odour
Wet bedding, bacteria pressure and “horrible smell”
Dries pens, helps control bacteria pressure and improves smell
The operation
Regular calf-shed hygiene across a large seasonal system
Tanderra Dairies runs around 1,200 cows and raises approximately 1,000 calves a year across three calvings. Stalosan F is part of the regular bedding process, not an occasional emergency step.
The routine
Twice weekly through every pen
Bronte explains that Stalosan F has been part of the system for six to seven years, with one bag used per four bales of straw.
The result
Drier pens and scours knocked back
Bronte says Stalosan F “definitely helps dry the bedding out” and helped quite a lot with scouring during the season.
How they use it
A simple bedding-hygiene routine that fits the shed
Tanderra Dairies uses Stalosan F as part of regular pen management, especially where moisture, bedding condition and disease pressure matter most.
1
Straw bedding goes through the calf pens
Stalosan F is worked into the bedding routine rather than treated as a separate, complicated step.
2
One bag per four bales
The operation uses one bag of Stalosan F per four bales of straw when bedding is blown through.
3
Applied twice weekly
The current routine is twice weekly through every pen to support drier bedding and cleaner conditions.
Illustrative farm value
Scours costs add up quickly in a large calf system
Scours is one of the priciest calf-shed problems: treatment, labour, growth setbacks, deaths, welfare impact and biosecurity pressure can all add up across a large season.
Scour cases treated
~200 → ~100
Illustrative reduction in treated cases.
≈ A$4,000
Calf losses
~5 → ~1–2
Illustrative reduction in losses through the season.
≈ A$1,000
Illustrative seasonal value
≈ A$5,000+
Before accounting for extra labour, growth setbacks, welfare impact and biosecurity pressure.
Note: This is an illustrative, adjustable model only. Actual results vary by farm, season, stocking density, pathogen pressure, bedding, ventilation, colostrum management and broader calf-rearing practices.
In Bronte’s words
What Tanderra Dairies said about Stalosan F
“Helped quite a lot with the scouring.”
“Definitely helps dry the bedding out.”
“Improved the amount of scours.”
“Absolutely unreal.”
Talk to Stalosan F Australia
Want drier bedding and cleaner calf housing conditions?
Speak with Stalosan F Australia or find your nearest stockist to discuss how Stalosan F can fit into your animal-housing hygiene routine.