Influence of dietary cation-anion balance during the dry period on the occurrence of parturient paresis in cows fed excess calcium

• Published in: Journal of animal science Vol. 70; no. 4; p. 1238
• Main Authors: Tucker, W.B. (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater), Hogue, J.F, Adams, G.D, Aslam, M, Shin, I.S, Morgan, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1992
• Subjects: Acid-Base Equilibrium; Animals; Animals, Newborn; ANION; ANIONES; Anions - administration & dosage; CALCAIRE; Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage; CALIZA; CATION; CATIONES; Cations - administration & dosage; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - prevention & control; CHLORURE DE CALCIUM; CLORURO CALCICO; Diet; EDEMA; Edema - prevention & control; Edema - veterinary; EQUILIBRE ACIDOBASIQUE; EQUILIBRIO ACIDO-BASE; Female; FIEVRE VITULAIRE; GLANDE MAMMAIRE; GLANDULAS MAMARIAS; Lactation; Least-Squares Analysis; Mammary Glands, Animal - pathology; METABOLISME DES MINERAUX; METABOLISMO DE MINERALES; Minerals - administration & dosage; Minerals - metabolism; NUMERO DE LACTACION; NUMERO DE LACTATION; OEDEME; ORINA; PARALISIS PUERPERAL; Parturient Paresis - prevention & control; PERIODE DE TARISSEMENT; PERIODO DE SECADO; PLASMA SANGUIN; PLASMA SANGUINEO; Pregnancy; TERNERO; URINE; VACAS LECHERAS; VACHE LAITIERE; VEAU

Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a low dietary cation-anion balance (DCAB) in preventing milk fever and udder edema in dry cows consuming a high-Ca diet and to evaluate the effect of this diet on calves delivered by these cows. Seventy primiparous or multiparous cows and 50 pregnan...