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Metabolic disorders in cattle
- Prevention of milk fever
1. Low calcium diet before calving
Low Ca diet Stimulates calcium mobilization before parturition by activating parathyroid hormone (less than 50 g Ca/day).
2. Dietary Cation Anion Difference (DCAD diet)
Use anionic salts such as Ammonium chloride, Calcium sulfate, and Magnesium sulfate (to produce pH between 6-6.5). This mild metabolic acidosis improves PTH response.
3. Vitamin D supplementation
Given before calving (use cautiously). 10 millin IU given SC of IV about 10 days before calving.
4.Magnesium supplementation: Magnesium improves calcium metabolism.
