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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11181"><p>Milk Fever occurs mainly in dairy cattle right before calving or soon afterwards (within 24hrs usually). The reason is the surge of milk let down in the cow. Since dairy cattle are really heavy milkers it can cause a problem. Calcium can be tied up in system causing a calcium deficiency during this period of time. It causes the cow to become weak right away and if not treated instantly she will not be able to stand and can die within a couple of hours. If a cow has milk fever, giving her calcium in the veins or under the skin is the treatment. She will be up and walking around within a couple of minutes. I work on a dairy farm so I have seen and treated milk fever. It usually occurs in the older cows. I have never seen a heifer get milk fever yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11181"] Milk Fever occurs mainly in dairy cattle right before calving or soon afterwards (within 24hrs usually). The reason is the surge of milk let down in the cow. Since dairy cattle are really heavy milkers it can cause a problem. Calcium can be tied up in system causing a calcium deficiency during this period of time. It causes the cow to become weak right away and if not treated instantly she will not be able to stand and can die within a couple of hours. If a cow has milk fever, giving her calcium in the veins or under the skin is the treatment. She will be up and walking around within a couple of minutes. I work on a dairy farm so I have seen and treated milk fever. It usually occurs in the older cows. I have never seen a heifer get milk fever yet. [/QUOTE]
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