subclinical hypocalcemia

Dairying in Colombia: Grazing cows contending with subclinical hypocalcemia

November 25, 2024

Globally, whether working in a continuously housed dairy or a grazing herd, it is generally accepted that the transition period brings the complexity of shifting metabolic priorities.

Are ‘mid-lactation milk fevers' a misnomer?

Producers are encouraged to work with their management team to identify risk factors that may lead to this mid-lactation down cow syndrome.

June 3, 2024

Neil Michael and Rod Martin

Producers are encouraged to work with their management team to identify risk factors that may lead to this mid-lactation down cow syndrome.

New strategies to prevent milk fever

Feeding dairy cows zeolite A prepartum has been explored as a feeding strategy to reduce hypocalcemia and prevent clinical milk fever.

July 17, 2023

Patrick Hoffman

It is a pretty exciting time in the field of milk fever prevention. New products, new strategies and new research are here – giving dairy producers more options to prevent milk fever and subclinical hypocalcemia.

Don’t get lost in a forest when choosing fresh cow interventions

Five outcomes necessary to prepare every cow for a successful 305-day lactation.

January 30, 2023

Nathan Upah and Hannah Lansing

Five outcomes necessary to prepare every cow for a successful 305-day lactation.

What is the impact of subclinical hypocalcemia diagnosed at four days in milk on reproductive outcomes?

November 25, 2022

Claira Seely and Jessica McArt

While often undiagnosed due to the absence of clinical signs and the price tag associated with collecting blood samples required for diagnosis, subclinical hypocalcemia (SCH) affects nearly 45 percent of multiparous dairy cows.

5 things to know about the prevention and economics of ketosis

August 31, 2022

Jerome Carrier

Ketosis, also called hyperketonemia, is a disease defined by elevated levels of ketone bodies in circulation, or high ketones, for short.

Economic impact of subclinical hypocalcemia

February 24, 2021

Debra Nickelson

Before discussing subclinical hypocalcemia, it is helpful to review the more obvious disease of clinical hypocalcemia, or what everyone knows as milk fever. This disease can occur in mature dairy cows within three days after calving.