Giving cows a good start at the beginning of lactation can sometimes be a struggle. Hypocalcemia — also known as milk fever — is often the culprit, triggered by a drop in blood calcium levels.

We previously developed a noninvasive method for measuring blood calcium concentration (Ca) in Holstein cows on site using electrocardiographic (ECG) variables and calving number, based on a high ...

When producers talk about hypocalcemia today, the focus has shifted to subclinical hypocalcemia. Unlike clinical milk fever, it’s a disease that doesn’t show any visible signs. “You can’t determine ...

Research reveals about half of all dairy cows suffer subclinical hypocalcemia shortly after calving. Giving cows a good start at the beginning of lactation can sometimes be a struggle. Hypocalcemia — ...