The imbalance increases the cow's risk to milk fever. Cows that get milk fever before parturition are attributed to the rapid fetal growth, which demands a lot of calcium. A calf grows 50 per cent ...

Soon after the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 in dairy cattle, scientists learned that ...

Those are early signs of both grass tetany and milk fever. Both of those metabolic diseases are common in adult cows that have recently calved. Grass tetany is a condition associated with ...

My folks were worried when I told them she had milk fever. I assured them it shall be well. Fortunately, they had sent yours truly to the University to study Veterinary Medicine. This was my time ...

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