Milk fever - Early intervention can pay big dividends in calcium-deficient cows
There are huge demands for calcium in a cow close up to and particularly at calving and it plays a huge role in muscle formation and immunity.
There are some complex hormonal interactions which allow the cow draw huge amounts of calcium from the bones to the blood while she adapts to her new diet. There can be some complex interactions here but by monitoring certain things we can address the problem.
