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Treatment and Prevention of
Subclinical Hypocalcemia
Garrett R. Oetzel, DVM, MS
School of Veterinary Medicine
Food Animal Production Medicine Section
Physiology of Hypocalcemia
 Start of lactation challenges Ca homeostasis
 colostrum and milk are very high in Ca
 cows must draw on bone Ca to survive
 negative Ca balance continues for about the
first 3 months of lactation
 Most cows experience a drop in blood Ca
around calving
Hypocalcemia Effects
 Cows do not have to be recumbent to be
negatively affected by hypocalcemia
 Ca is essential for muscle and nerve function
 skeletal muscle strength
 GI motility
 Key problems due to hypocalcemia
 decreased dry matter intake after calving
 increased secondary diseases
Subclinical Hypocalcemia
 Defined as low blood Ca around calving but
without clinical signs
 Define ‘low’ as <8.6 mg/dL total Ca
 higher than assumption of <8.0 mg/dL
 Incidence of subclinical hypocalcemia is high
 >50% of 2+ lactation cows are affected,
even if using anionic salts
 because the cutpoint is high, the incidence is
unavoidably very high
 cannot manage through diet alone
Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia
 Recent Florida study
 110 cows, all parities
 paired cows with normal and abnormal
calvings (dystocia, stillbirth, and/or twins)
 Defined subclinical hypocalcemia as blood Ca
8.60 mg/dL in the first 3 days after calving
 cut point based on risk for metritis
Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci ,95:7158, 2012
Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia
 Anionic salts were fed pre-partum
 pre-fresh DCAD was low (-94 mEq/kg DM)
 ~54% incidence of hypocalcemic (<8.6 mg/dL)
 after adjusting for selection toward cows with
calving problems, who had an even higher
incidence of hypocalcemia
 No cows had clinical milk fever
 No cows were given any supplemental calcium
Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012
Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia
 Subclinical hypocalcemia was associated with:
 increased risk for metritis (3.2X)
 increased risk for post-partum fever (2.4X)
 increased post-fresh BHBA (1.0 vs. 0.7 mmol/L)
 longer median days open (124 vs. 109 days)
 Identified immune suppression associated
with hypocalcemia
 reduced neutrophil concentration
 reduced percentage of neutrophils undergoing
phagocytosis and oxidative bursts
Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012
* *
*
*
*
*
* P<0.05
data from Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012
7.8
8.1
8.4
9.0
9.3
9.6
9.0
10.2
0 1 2 3 4 7 12
SerumtotalCa,mg/dL
Days relative to calving
Early Lactation Serum Calcium Concentrations
8.7
Cows with metritis
Cows without metritis
(by eventual metritis status)
How to Minimize Hypocalcemia?
 Nutritional means of prevention
 dietary Ca restriction
 dietary acidification (anionic salts)
 supplementing dietary Mg
 Individual cow treatments
 IV calcium preparations
 oral Ca supplementation
Individual Cow Supplements
Oral Calcium Supplementation
 Best approach for standing cows with
signs of hypocalcemia
 do not give oral Ca to recumbent cows
 Cows absorb oral Ca rapidly and sustain blood
levels for 4 to 6 hours
 Modest use of oral Ca by the dairy industry
 lack of veterinary involvement in designing
treatment protocols
 IV Ca administration is glamorous
 IV Ca shows short-term benefit but may do
long-term harm
Near cardiac toxicity
Calcitonin response
Hypocalcemic again!
Goff, Vet Clinics NA 15:619, 1999
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
-4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24
PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL
Hours after treatment
Effect of IV Calcium Therapy on Plasma Ca
(clinical milk fever, 10.5 g Ca IV as Ca borogluconate)
Clinical milk fever
Other Applications of Oral Calcium
 Preventing relapses following IV treatment
 give 2 doses of oral Ca supplement
 first dose after the cow is up, alert, and
able to swallow
 second dose 12 hours later
Field Trial – Strategic Use of
Oral Ca Boluses
 Objectives: to evaluate the effects of oral
calcium bolus for 2+ lactation cows on:
 milk yield (1st test milk production)
 health events before 30 days in milk
 In large commercial dairies
(average herd size = 3,400 cows)
 Enrolled 927 cows in the summer of 2010
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Field Trial – Strategic Use of
Oral Ca Boluses
 Both herds fed low DCAD prefresh diets
 -109 and -18 mEq/kg DM
 urinary pH averaged ~6.5 to 7.5
 Minimal clinical milk fever
 0.1% clinical milk fever in the prior year
 Lots of subclinical hypocalcemia
 52.6% 8.6 mg/dL on the day after calving
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Field Trial – Strategic Use of
Oral Ca Boluses
 Cows were randomly assigned to two groups:
 no Bovikalc® boluses around calving (controls)
 receive two Bovikalc® boluses around calving
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006
Bovikalc administration schedule from Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL
Days relative to calving
Bovikalc Bolus Dosing Schedule
charted with the non-milk fever cows blood Ca
Cows without MF
Oral Ca Suppl.
Study Objectives
 To determine if different subgroups of cows
responded differently to oral calcium
supplementation
 potential application - to target groups of
cows for oral calcium supplementation
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Study Conclusions
 Supplementing Bovikalc® to all 2+ lact. cows:
 1st test milk yield:
 90.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows
vs. 89.1 lbs for the control cows (ns)
 health events by 30 days in milk:
 0.84 events for the Bovikalc® supplemented
cows vs. 0.76 events for the control cows (ns)
 Lame cows supplemented with Bovikalc® had
0.34 fewer health events before 30 days in
milk compared to control cows
 0.89 vs. 1.23 health events (P < 0.05)
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Study Conclusions
 Cows with higher previous lactation ME milk
production and supplemented with Bovikalc®
gave more milk at first test than control cows
 cutpoint was cows above 105% of herd
average ME milk (RELV) in previous lactation
 101.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows
vs. 95.3 lbs for the control cows
 6.5% more milk at 1st test (P < 0.01)
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Study Conclusions
 Combine lame and higher previous ME cows
 444 total cows (48% of eligible)
 99.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows
vs. 92.8 lbs for the control cows
 7.2% more milk at 1st test (P < 0.01)
 0.72 events for the Bovikalc® supplemented
cows vs. 0.76 events for the control cows (ns)
 Improved milk yield without impaired health
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
More Study Conclusions
 Highest risk for hypocalcemia does not equate
to the best response to supplementation
 no effect of parity (within multiparous cows)
 no effect of calving difficulty
Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
Which Ca Source to Use?
Ca Sources in Oral Ca Supplements
 Calcium chloride vs.
 Calcium propionate vs.
 Calcium carbonate
Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993
90%
110%
130%
150%
170%
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0
PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline
Hours after oral dosing
Effect of Oral Ca on Blood Total Ca
50 g Ca as CaCl2 in 250 H2O vs. 100 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 500 ml H2O
100 g Ca as CaCl2, in 500 ml water
50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water
Precautions with Oral CaCl2
 Do not drench with thin liquids
 risk of aspiration is too great
 CaCl2 is very caustic to upper
respiratory tissues
Oral Ca Propionate
 Can be used for oral Ca supplementation
 more slowly absorbed (less acidogenic,
less bioavailable)
 use higher doses than for CaCl2
 75 to 125 grams elemental Ca
 (equals 350 to 580 grams of Ca propionate)
90%
95%
100%
105%
110%
115%
120%
125%
130%
135%
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline
Hours after oral dosing
Effect of Oral CaCl2 or Propionate on Blood tCa
50 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 250 ml H2O vs. 75 g Ca as Ca prop. in 300 ml PG
50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water
75 g Ca as Ca prop., in 300 ml PG
Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993
Goff and Horst, JDS 77:1451-1456, 1994
Oral Ca Propionate
 Ca propionate is glucogenic
 good for cows who are also off-feed
 perhaps not good for cows on day 0 and day 1
(may be hyperglycemic)
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bloodglucose,mg/dl
PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL
Days relative to calving
Blood Ca and Glucose Concentrations Around Parturition
Total Ca
Glucose
Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006; Glucose data from Stokes and Goff, Prof. Anim. Sci, 2001;
Vazquez-Anon et al., J. Dairy Sci. 77:1521, 1994; Melendez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 85:1085, 2002;
Roche et al., J. Dairy Sci. 88:667, 2005; and Guo et al., J. Dairy Sci. 90:5247, 2007.
Oral Calcium Carbonate
 Calcium carbonate (limestone) is very cheap
but is not a good oral Ca supplement
 not as soluble or bioavailable as CaCl2
 Calcium carbonate is alkalogenic
 impairs Ca absorption
 impairs mobilization Ca from bone
90%
95%
100%
105%
110%
115%
120%
125%
130%
135%
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline
Hours after oral dosing
Effect of Oral Ca carbonate on Blood Total Ca
50 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 250 ml H2O vs. Ca carbonate in 1000 ml H2O
50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water
50 g Ca as CaCO3, in 1000 ml water
Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993
Sampson et al., Vet Ther. 10:131, 2009
90%
95%
100%
105%
110%
115%
-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
BloodionizedCa,%ofbaseline
Time after calving, hours
Effect of Bovikalc on Ca After Calving
fresh 2+ lact. cows with iCa<1.10 mM, 10 control, 10 Bovikalc
Bolus
Bolus 2Bolus 1
Control Cows
Bovikalc® Cows
Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006; Glucose data from Stokes and Goff, Prof. Anim. Sci, 2001;
Vazquez-Anon et al., J. Dairy Sci. 77:1521, 1994; Melendez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 85:1085, 2002;
Roche et al., J. Dairy Sci. 88:667, 2005; and Guo et al., J. Dairy Sci. 90:5247, 2007.
Oral Ca
(CaCl2)
Oral Ca (various sources)
Glucose precursor (Ca propionate, propylene glycol, or glycerol)
Potassium (Potassium chloride, 100 grams)
Magnesium (Magnesium sulfate, 200 grams)
Misc. (yeast, DFMs, vitamins, trace minerals, alfalfa meal)
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bloodglucose,mg/dl
PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL
Days relative to calving
Oral Nutritional Supplementation Strategy
Based on Blood Calcium and Glucose Concentrations
Total Ca
Glucose
Oral Ca Strategies for Herds
Oral Ca Strategies for Herds
 Herds with hypocalcemia problems:
clinical signs, no anionic salts, Jerseys
high prevalence of measured hypocalcemia
 blanket supplement all 2+ lactation with
two doses of oral Ca
 Herds without hypocalcemia problems:
 supplement lame and high previous lactation
milk production cows with 2 doses
Oral Ca Strategies for Cows
 Early (stage 1) milk fever cases
 cold ears, wobbly, triceps tremors,
poor GI motility
 one dose now, one dose 12 hrs later
 After successful IV treatment of down cows
 prevent hypocalcemic relapses
 one dose after cow is up and swallowing,
one dose ~12 hours later
 Off-feed early lactation cows
 cover for secondary hypocalcemia
Questions?
www.vetmed.wisc.edu/dms/fapm

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Treatment and Prevention of Subclinical Hypocalcemia

  • 1. Treatment and Prevention of Subclinical Hypocalcemia Garrett R. Oetzel, DVM, MS School of Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Production Medicine Section
  • 2. Physiology of Hypocalcemia  Start of lactation challenges Ca homeostasis  colostrum and milk are very high in Ca  cows must draw on bone Ca to survive  negative Ca balance continues for about the first 3 months of lactation  Most cows experience a drop in blood Ca around calving
  • 3. Hypocalcemia Effects  Cows do not have to be recumbent to be negatively affected by hypocalcemia  Ca is essential for muscle and nerve function  skeletal muscle strength  GI motility  Key problems due to hypocalcemia  decreased dry matter intake after calving  increased secondary diseases
  • 4. Subclinical Hypocalcemia  Defined as low blood Ca around calving but without clinical signs  Define ‘low’ as <8.6 mg/dL total Ca  higher than assumption of <8.0 mg/dL  Incidence of subclinical hypocalcemia is high  >50% of 2+ lactation cows are affected, even if using anionic salts  because the cutpoint is high, the incidence is unavoidably very high  cannot manage through diet alone
  • 5. Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia  Recent Florida study  110 cows, all parities  paired cows with normal and abnormal calvings (dystocia, stillbirth, and/or twins)  Defined subclinical hypocalcemia as blood Ca 8.60 mg/dL in the first 3 days after calving  cut point based on risk for metritis Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci ,95:7158, 2012
  • 6. Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia  Anionic salts were fed pre-partum  pre-fresh DCAD was low (-94 mEq/kg DM)  ~54% incidence of hypocalcemic (<8.6 mg/dL)  after adjusting for selection toward cows with calving problems, who had an even higher incidence of hypocalcemia  No cows had clinical milk fever  No cows were given any supplemental calcium Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012
  • 7. Effects of Subclinical Hypocalcemia  Subclinical hypocalcemia was associated with:  increased risk for metritis (3.2X)  increased risk for post-partum fever (2.4X)  increased post-fresh BHBA (1.0 vs. 0.7 mmol/L)  longer median days open (124 vs. 109 days)  Identified immune suppression associated with hypocalcemia  reduced neutrophil concentration  reduced percentage of neutrophils undergoing phagocytosis and oxidative bursts Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012
  • 8. * * * * * * * P<0.05 data from Martinez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 95:7158, 2012 7.8 8.1 8.4 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.0 10.2 0 1 2 3 4 7 12 SerumtotalCa,mg/dL Days relative to calving Early Lactation Serum Calcium Concentrations 8.7 Cows with metritis Cows without metritis (by eventual metritis status)
  • 9. How to Minimize Hypocalcemia?  Nutritional means of prevention  dietary Ca restriction  dietary acidification (anionic salts)  supplementing dietary Mg  Individual cow treatments  IV calcium preparations  oral Ca supplementation
  • 11. Oral Calcium Supplementation  Best approach for standing cows with signs of hypocalcemia  do not give oral Ca to recumbent cows  Cows absorb oral Ca rapidly and sustain blood levels for 4 to 6 hours  Modest use of oral Ca by the dairy industry  lack of veterinary involvement in designing treatment protocols  IV Ca administration is glamorous  IV Ca shows short-term benefit but may do long-term harm
  • 12. Near cardiac toxicity Calcitonin response Hypocalcemic again! Goff, Vet Clinics NA 15:619, 1999 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 -4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL Hours after treatment Effect of IV Calcium Therapy on Plasma Ca (clinical milk fever, 10.5 g Ca IV as Ca borogluconate) Clinical milk fever
  • 13. Other Applications of Oral Calcium  Preventing relapses following IV treatment  give 2 doses of oral Ca supplement  first dose after the cow is up, alert, and able to swallow  second dose 12 hours later
  • 14. Field Trial – Strategic Use of Oral Ca Boluses  Objectives: to evaluate the effects of oral calcium bolus for 2+ lactation cows on:  milk yield (1st test milk production)  health events before 30 days in milk  In large commercial dairies (average herd size = 3,400 cows)  Enrolled 927 cows in the summer of 2010 Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 15. Field Trial – Strategic Use of Oral Ca Boluses  Both herds fed low DCAD prefresh diets  -109 and -18 mEq/kg DM  urinary pH averaged ~6.5 to 7.5  Minimal clinical milk fever  0.1% clinical milk fever in the prior year  Lots of subclinical hypocalcemia  52.6% 8.6 mg/dL on the day after calving Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 16. Field Trial – Strategic Use of Oral Ca Boluses  Cows were randomly assigned to two groups:  no Bovikalc® boluses around calving (controls)  receive two Bovikalc® boluses around calving Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 17. Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006 Bovikalc administration schedule from Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL Days relative to calving Bovikalc Bolus Dosing Schedule charted with the non-milk fever cows blood Ca Cows without MF Oral Ca Suppl.
  • 18. Study Objectives  To determine if different subgroups of cows responded differently to oral calcium supplementation  potential application - to target groups of cows for oral calcium supplementation Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 19. Study Conclusions  Supplementing Bovikalc® to all 2+ lact. cows:  1st test milk yield:  90.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows vs. 89.1 lbs for the control cows (ns)  health events by 30 days in milk:  0.84 events for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows vs. 0.76 events for the control cows (ns)  Lame cows supplemented with Bovikalc® had 0.34 fewer health events before 30 days in milk compared to control cows  0.89 vs. 1.23 health events (P < 0.05) Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 20. Study Conclusions  Cows with higher previous lactation ME milk production and supplemented with Bovikalc® gave more milk at first test than control cows  cutpoint was cows above 105% of herd average ME milk (RELV) in previous lactation  101.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows vs. 95.3 lbs for the control cows  6.5% more milk at 1st test (P < 0.01) Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 21. Study Conclusions  Combine lame and higher previous ME cows  444 total cows (48% of eligible)  99.4 lbs for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows vs. 92.8 lbs for the control cows  7.2% more milk at 1st test (P < 0.01)  0.72 events for the Bovikalc® supplemented cows vs. 0.76 events for the control cows (ns)  Improved milk yield without impaired health Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 22. More Study Conclusions  Highest risk for hypocalcemia does not equate to the best response to supplementation  no effect of parity (within multiparous cows)  no effect of calving difficulty Oetzel and Miller, J. Dairy Sci., 95:7051, 2012
  • 23. Which Ca Source to Use?
  • 24. Ca Sources in Oral Ca Supplements  Calcium chloride vs.  Calcium propionate vs.  Calcium carbonate
  • 25. Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993 90% 110% 130% 150% 170% 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline Hours after oral dosing Effect of Oral Ca on Blood Total Ca 50 g Ca as CaCl2 in 250 H2O vs. 100 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 500 ml H2O 100 g Ca as CaCl2, in 500 ml water 50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water
  • 26. Precautions with Oral CaCl2  Do not drench with thin liquids  risk of aspiration is too great  CaCl2 is very caustic to upper respiratory tissues
  • 27. Oral Ca Propionate  Can be used for oral Ca supplementation  more slowly absorbed (less acidogenic, less bioavailable)  use higher doses than for CaCl2  75 to 125 grams elemental Ca  (equals 350 to 580 grams of Ca propionate)
  • 28. 90% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 120% 125% 130% 135% -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline Hours after oral dosing Effect of Oral CaCl2 or Propionate on Blood tCa 50 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 250 ml H2O vs. 75 g Ca as Ca prop. in 300 ml PG 50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water 75 g Ca as Ca prop., in 300 ml PG Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993 Goff and Horst, JDS 77:1451-1456, 1994
  • 29. Oral Ca Propionate  Ca propionate is glucogenic  good for cows who are also off-feed  perhaps not good for cows on day 0 and day 1 (may be hyperglycemic)
  • 30. 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bloodglucose,mg/dl PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL Days relative to calving Blood Ca and Glucose Concentrations Around Parturition Total Ca Glucose Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006; Glucose data from Stokes and Goff, Prof. Anim. Sci, 2001; Vazquez-Anon et al., J. Dairy Sci. 77:1521, 1994; Melendez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 85:1085, 2002; Roche et al., J. Dairy Sci. 88:667, 2005; and Guo et al., J. Dairy Sci. 90:5247, 2007.
  • 31. Oral Calcium Carbonate  Calcium carbonate (limestone) is very cheap but is not a good oral Ca supplement  not as soluble or bioavailable as CaCl2  Calcium carbonate is alkalogenic  impairs Ca absorption  impairs mobilization Ca from bone
  • 32. 90% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 120% 125% 130% 135% -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 PlasmatotalCa,%ofbaseline Hours after oral dosing Effect of Oral Ca carbonate on Blood Total Ca 50 g of Ca as CaCl2 in 250 ml H2O vs. Ca carbonate in 1000 ml H2O 50 g Ca as CaCl2, in 250 ml water 50 g Ca as CaCO3, in 1000 ml water Goff and Horst, JDS 76:101-108, 1993
  • 33. Sampson et al., Vet Ther. 10:131, 2009 90% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 BloodionizedCa,%ofbaseline Time after calving, hours Effect of Bovikalc on Ca After Calving fresh 2+ lact. cows with iCa<1.10 mM, 10 control, 10 Bovikalc Bolus Bolus 2Bolus 1 Control Cows Bovikalc® Cows
  • 34. Ca data from Kimura et al., J. Dairy Sci. 89:2588, 2006; Glucose data from Stokes and Goff, Prof. Anim. Sci, 2001; Vazquez-Anon et al., J. Dairy Sci. 77:1521, 1994; Melendez et al., J. Dairy Sci. 85:1085, 2002; Roche et al., J. Dairy Sci. 88:667, 2005; and Guo et al., J. Dairy Sci. 90:5247, 2007. Oral Ca (CaCl2) Oral Ca (various sources) Glucose precursor (Ca propionate, propylene glycol, or glycerol) Potassium (Potassium chloride, 100 grams) Magnesium (Magnesium sulfate, 200 grams) Misc. (yeast, DFMs, vitamins, trace minerals, alfalfa meal) 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bloodglucose,mg/dl PlasmatotalCa,mg/dL Days relative to calving Oral Nutritional Supplementation Strategy Based on Blood Calcium and Glucose Concentrations Total Ca Glucose
  • 35. Oral Ca Strategies for Herds
  • 36. Oral Ca Strategies for Herds  Herds with hypocalcemia problems: clinical signs, no anionic salts, Jerseys high prevalence of measured hypocalcemia  blanket supplement all 2+ lactation with two doses of oral Ca  Herds without hypocalcemia problems:  supplement lame and high previous lactation milk production cows with 2 doses
  • 37. Oral Ca Strategies for Cows  Early (stage 1) milk fever cases  cold ears, wobbly, triceps tremors, poor GI motility  one dose now, one dose 12 hrs later  After successful IV treatment of down cows  prevent hypocalcemic relapses  one dose after cow is up and swallowing, one dose ~12 hours later  Off-feed early lactation cows  cover for secondary hypocalcemia