Milk fever, postparturient hypocalcemia, or parturient paresis is a disease, primarily in dairy cattle but also seen in beef cattle and non-bovine domesticated animals, characterized by reduced blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia). (wikipedia.org)
The monitoring, prevention, and treatment of milk fever and subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cows. (anandpub.com)
Parturient Paresis in Cows Parturient paresis (milk fever, hypocalcemia, paresis puerperalis, parturient apoplexy) is a disease of adult dairy cows in which acute hypocalcemia causes acute to peracute, afebrile, flaccid. (merckvetmanual.com)
CMPK Solution is used as an aid in the treatment of hypocalcemia (parturient paresis, milk fever), hypomagnesemia (grass tetany), and other conditions associated with calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium deficiencies in cattle. (valleyvet.com)
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Macromineral physiology and application to the feeding of the dairy cow for prevention of milk fever and other periparturient mineral disorders. (anandpub.com)
I believe the "Unimix" they talk about in prevention is very similar to the drench I gave Lacy as a preventative, and had no issues with milk fever. (heritagejersey.org)
Positive effects of pre-milking in heifers have been reported, but the practice may predispose older cows to parturient paresis (milk fever). (betterdairycow.com)
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Downer cow syndrome (DCS) is an important condition of dairy cows which occurs following hypocalemic parturient paresis. (ijlr.org)
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It occurs mainly in the early post parturient period and is usually caused by multiple disease processes. (ijlr.org)
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Hypocalcemia initially causes hyperexcitability of the nervous system, which typically progresses to decreased strength of muscle contractions and paresis. (merckvetmanual.com)
The resultant decreased plasma calcium causes hyperexcitability of the nervous system and weakened muscle contractions, which result in both tetany and paresis. (wikipedia.org)
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A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalized paresis and death. (nih.gov)
Parturient paresis is due to a decrease in calcium intake under conditions of increased calcium requirements, usually during late gestation. (merckvetmanual.com)