glutamine administration : the glutamine supplied to calves in this invention may include analogs , derivatives , substitution products , isomers , or homologs which retain the characteristics of glutamine . administration is achieved by nursing bottle or by stomach tube in liquid form . the composition of the electrolytes , glucose and glutamine may vary to include other electrolytes and concentrations . various forms of scours may or may not require the presence of alkalinizing agents such as bicarbonate . a typical formulation consists of 100 meq / l of na + , 15 meq / l of k + , 70 meq / l of cl , 80 meq / l hco3 - , 75 g / l of glucose , 30 mmol / l of glutamine . while this invention may be embodied in many forms , it is described in detail herein specific preferred embodiments of the invention . the present disclosure is an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments illustrated . this completes the description of the preferred and alternate embodiments of the invention . those skilled in the art may recognize other equivalents to the specific embodiment described herein which equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the claim attached hereto . argenzio r a , rhosads m j , armstrong m . and gomez g . &# 34 ; 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electrolytes and glucose are supplemented with 30 mmol / l glutamine to treat scours . this is administered to calves that experience watery , soft or foamy feces from various enteric diseases .