Treatment of Milk Fever in Dairy Cow
Kavita Jaidiya1, and Chitra Jaidiya2
College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner
About authors
Kavita Jaidiya (M.V.Sc)- Veterinary clinical medicine, College of veterinary and animal science ,bikaner
Chitra Jaidiya (M.VSc)- Veterinary public health and epidemiology department, college of veterinary and animal science, Bikaner
Abstract
An indigenous cow presented in TVCC, Bikaner with history of ataxia, poor appetite, sternal recumbency ,inhibition of passing urine and dung. After clinical and laboratory examination cow treated with calcium borogluconate intravenously (slow). Cow recorvered after infusion of calcium.
Key words- Milk fever, cow, calcium borogluconate
Introduction
Milk fever is one of the most common complex metabolic disease of high producing dairy cattle that occur after and soon parturition. It is characterized by hypocalcaemia,lateral recombency, inhibition of urination and defecation, low temperature, low respiration, later on lateral recumbency, coma and death. It is economically important disease, it reduce milk yield and fertility.Calcium is the most important macromineral in terms of relative requirement and the diversity in animal body. Circulatory calcium deficit in the plasma pool with sudden excess loss of Ca in milk of high yielder parturient cows is mainly attributed to milk fever (Radostitis et al., 2007)
Case history and Observation
A indigenous cow presented to TVCC, Bikaner with the history of ataxia, poor appetite, sternal recumbency, inhibition of passing urine and dung. Clinical examination revealed low temperature. low respiration, low ruminal motility and laboratory examination revealed hypocalcaemia. (normal serum calcium level is 8-10 mg/dl, lower than 7.5 mg/dl considered as hypocalcaemic).
Treatment and discussion
Milk fever cattle was treated with 25% calcium borogluconate intravenously. Immediately after infusion of calcium the cow was able to stand without any assistance. Cow showed normal behavior.
References
Radostitis. O.M., Gay, C.C., Hinchcliff, K.W. and Constable, P.D.2007. Veterinary Medicine :A textbook of the diseases of cattle, sheep,pig,goat and horses. Parturient paresis.10 the edition Saunders Elsevier Co, London,pp.1626-1644.
