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To assess whether feeding dairy cows a low-calcium diet prior to calving prevents the onset of parturient paresis.

March 1, 1975Journal of Dairy ScienceOpen Access

Prevention of Parturient Paresis by a Low-Calcium Diet Prepartum: a Field Study

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KWK.D. WiggersIowa State University DNDelbert Kent NelsonIowa State University NJN.L. JacobsonIowa State University

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Field study demonstrates prevention of parturient paresis in dairy cows fed a low-calcium diet prepartum, indicating dietary restriction primes calcium regulation.

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To assess whether feeding dairy cows a low-calcium diet prior to calving prevents the onset of parturient paresis.
Field study comparing dairy cows fed either a normal prepartum diet (control, N=60) or a low-calcium prepartum diet providing 13 to 18 g/cow per day (intervention, N=37).
Monitored both groups prepartum and postpartum for the clinical incidence of parturient paresis.
Parturient paresis occurred in 33.3% of cows (20 of 60) in the normal diet control group.
Parturient paresis occurred in 0% of cows (0 of 37) in the low-calcium diet group.

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Wiggers et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7005ef12d50f7676df349 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(75)84584-x

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Field study demonstrates prevention of parturient paresis in dairy cows fed a low-calcium diet prepartum, indicating dietary restriction primes calcium regulation.

Prevention of Parturient Paresis by a Low-Calcium Diet Prepartum: a Field Study

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