Effect of an Oral Calcium Chloride Gel on Prevention of Hypocalcemic Relapses in Dairy Cattle

Authors

  • Garrett R. Oetzel Food Animal Production Medicine Section, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • David B. Vagnoni Food Animal Production Medicine Section, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Kenneth V. Nordlund Food Animal Production Medicine Section, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19975872

Keywords:

Hypocalcemic relapses, milk fever, Oral calcium supplements

Abstract

Hypocalcemic relapses affect about 25 to 40% of all dairy cows that are successfully treated for clinical milk fever. Oral calcium supplements may have benefit in reducing the incidence of hypocalcemic relapses, but have not been evaluated for this purpose. Seventy spontaneous cases of milk fever in Holstein cows were used in a prospective, double-blind field study to evaluate the efficacy of an oral calcium gel (Balance TM, Bayer Animal Health, Shawnee Mission, KS) in preventing hypocalcemic relapses.

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Published

1997-09-18

Issue

1997

Section

Research Summaries - Dairy I & II