Effects of 1α-OHD₃ Injection on Plasma Concentrations of 1,25-(OH)₂D₁ PTH and Ca in Hypocalcemic Cows

Authors

  • Y. Naito Iwate University, Morioka 020, Japan
  • H. Makino Iwate University, Morioka 020, Japan
  • R. Sato Iwate University, Morioka 020, Japan
  • D. Murakami Iwate University, Morioka 020, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926642

Keywords:

calcium concentrations, parturient hypocalcemia, milk fever, prophylactic treatment, parturition, 1α-OHD₃

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was, therefore, to investigate the effects of injection of 1α-OHD₃ to cows within 24 h before parturition to make wide use of 1α-OHD₃ injection for prophylactic treatment against milk fever.

Cover image of the Third Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 3

Section

Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases