The periparturient cow undergoes a transition from non-lactating to lactating at calving. The
animal is tremendously challenged to maintain calcium homeostasis. Those that fail can …

Total blood calcium (Ca) concentration in the adult cow is maintained between 8.5 and 10.0
mg/dL (2.1 and 2.5 mmol/L). Nearly all cows will experience some degree of hypocalcemia …

The periparturient cow undergoes a transition from non-lactating to lactating at calving. The
animal is tremendously challenged to maintain calcium homeostasis. Those that fail can …

Three main preventive principles against milk fever were evaluated in this literature review,
and the efficacy of each principle was estimated from the results of controlled investigations …

In food animal practice, the majority of the calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium balance
disorders are due to low blood concentrations of one or more of these minerals. The …

Simple Summary In modern dairy cattle production systems, the mycotoxins in feed and
metabolic disease, such as ketosis and milk fever, seriously affect the health and milk …

A field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of oral drenching with additional energy
or energy plus calcium on blood parameters and performance of fresh cows. Treatments …

Calcium propionate is one kind of good source for preventing and treating hypocalcemia
and ketosis for dairy cows in early lactation. However, little is known about the effects of …

Calcium propionate is a source of energy and calcium for alleviating negative energy
balance and hypocalcemia. The objective of this study was to investigate changes in milk …

The objective was to develop stochastic models to estimate the economic impact in the first
30 d in milk of oral calcium supplementation to multiparous postparturient dairy cows using 4 …