Calcium deficiency and milk fever in cows 

In this post, some important details about calcium deficiency and milk fever will be given. Request you to share this post if you like Most dairy animals develop this dangerous but treatable disease due to severe calcium deficiency shortly after or before delivery and sometimes within two months of delivery. In Pakistan, about 20% of animals die from milk fever every year. There are three stages of this disease. 

Stage No.1 Symptoms:- This is the earliest stage and is often not observed as its effect appears only for 1 hour. 

Symptoms:- Animal shifts its weight from side to side. Loss of appetite, the animal starts to feel weak, the animal becomes agitated, and restless, tongue sticking out and teeth grinding are some of the signs of the first stage of milk fever. 

Stage No. 2 Symptoms:- The effects last from 1 to 12 hours in animals affected by the second stage.

 Symptoms:- The animal repeatedly tilts its head back towards the ribs and hips. There is severe lethargy and drowsiness. Heart rate goes up to 100. Body temperature drops to 96 F. Severe muscle spasms occur. The nose becomes dry and the ears become cold. Stumbling occurs in the gait. The animal becomes constipated. 

Stage No. 3 Symptoms:- At this stage, if the animal is not treated immediately, the chances of the animal dying increase to 90%. The heart rate goes up to 120. The animal collapses or lies down or goes into a coma. 

Reasons:- 

A lack of magnesium in the animal's body disrupts the calcium balance, causing malic fever. Also, some animals do not have the ability to compensate for calcium deficiency immediately after delivery and the animal becomes susceptible to this disease. If the pH of the animal's drinking water is greater than 8.5, the animal cannot absorb minerals and calcium from food as part of its diet.