Animal Diseases
Milk fever in cattle: A general overview
Milk fever is a common metabolic or production disease found in high producing dairy cows. It generally occurs within 24 hours postpartum but can occur up to 2-3 days post calving. >>>
Animal Diseases
Downers Cow Syndrome: A Clinical Challenge
The term ‘downer’ appeared in print as early as 1905 to describe debilitated cattle in the slaughterhouses of Chicago. The more specific term ‘downers cow’ first appeared in Veterinary literature >>>
Animal Diseases
Milk Fever and its Economic Impact
Milk fever is a disorder of dairy cows occurring close to calving or within 48-72 hours after calving. It is a metabolic disease caused by a low ionized blood calcium level (Hypocalcaemia) >>>
Animal Diseases
Downers Cow Syndrome
Downer cow is any cow which was down in sternal recumbency for more than 24 hours. The downers cow syndrom can be defined as a condition occurring following parturient paresis characterized clinical >>>
