Plasma total calcium concentration, parturient paresis, dairy cows

Plasma total calcium concentration, parturient paresis, dairy cows

Figure showing extrapolated plasma total calcium concentration data for multiparous cows (n=8) with parturient paresis and for healthy cows (n=19). The onset of parturient paresis was set to hour 0 for affected cows. Cows with parturient paresis were treated with a single 500 mL IV dose of 26% calcium borogluconate.

Courtesy of Dr. Garrett Oetzel. Data extrapolated from Kimura et al., Journal of Dairy Science, 89:2588, 2006 and Goff, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 15:619, 1999.