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Data evaluated included signalment, history, physical examination and diagnostic test results, treatment, and outcome. Descriptive data were generated, and calves were assigned to 2 groups (neonatal [\u2264 28 days old] or postneonatal [29 to 180 days old]) on the basis of age at hospital admission for comparison purposes.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>RESULTS<\/jats:bold> 64 calves had 92 infected joints; 17 calves had polyarthritis. Carpal joints were most frequently affected followed by the stifle and tarsal joints. Forty-nine bacterial isolates were identified from synovial specimens for 38 calves, and the most commonly identified isolates were catalase-negative <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic> spp (n = 14) and <jats:italic>Mycoplasma bovis<\/jats:italic> (9). Calves in the neonatal group had a shorter interval between onset of clinical signs and hospitalization and were more likely to have an infected carpal joint than calves in the postneonatal group. 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