Plasma total calcium concentration, parturient paresis, dairy cows
Plasma total calcium concentration, parturient paresis, dairy cows
Plasma total calcium concentration, parturient paresis, dairy cows

    Figure showing extrapolated plasma total calcium concentration data for multiparous cows (n=8) with parturient paresis and for healthy cows (n=19). The onset of parturient paresis was set to hour 0 for affected cows. Cows with parturient paresis were treated with a single 500 mL IV dose of 26% calcium borogluconate.

Courtesy of Dr. Garrett Oetzel. Data extrapolated from Kimura et al., Journal of Dairy Science, 89:2588, 2006 and Goff, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 15:619, 1999.