Effect of prophylactic calcium supplementation on regulators of calcium homeostasis in multiparous Holstein cows

Authors

  • I. R. Frost College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850
  • C. R. Seely Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • K. R. Callero Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • J. A. Seminara Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • H. A. McCray College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • A. M. Reid College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
  • R. M. Martinez College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850
  • J. A. A. McArt Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20228666

Abstract

Post-parturient subclinical hypocalcemia (SCH) in dairy cows, a common metabolic disease which arises from the increased calcium demands of early lactation, has been associated with decreased milk production and negative health outcomes. Our objective was to determine how postpartum calcium supple­mentation methods, and the timing of their administration, affect blood calcium concentrations and regulators of calcium homeostasis, specifically parathyroid hormone and calcitonin.

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Published

2023-07-17

Issue

No. 55 (2022): 2022 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries

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