Calcium Administration to Improve Parturition in Dairy Cows

Authors

  • Murtadha A. AL-Mudhafar1 , Majed Abed Talal Al-Fatlawy2 , Morteta H. AL-Medhtiy3 , Nabeel Alsharifi4 , Ghadeer Sabah Bustani5

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1935

Keywords:

Calcium, Parturition, Cow; nutrition.

Abstract

Parturition in bovine consider as a stressful event to the calving cows and calves as well. In general divided
into three phases. The former involves the endocrinal and mechanical arrangement of uterine and cervical
tissues, embryo and birth the newborn and expulsion of the placenta. Calcium is one of the essential materials
in the body which was found that subclinical hypo-calcemia can highly affect cows and about 47% of the
multiparous with 25% of the heifers were affected. Forty animals were selected and divided into two equal
groups, first group treated with intramuscular administrations of calcium, the remained group were injected
Intramuscular normal saline. The result showed there are significant decrease in the time of parturition in
group administered with calcium as compared with non-treated group.
Aim of Study: Evaluate the role of calcium on time of parturition period and some trouble shot during it.

Author Biography

  • Murtadha A. AL-Mudhafar1 , Majed Abed Talal Al-Fatlawy2 , Morteta H. AL-Medhtiy3 , Nabeel Alsharifi4 , Ghadeer Sabah Bustani5

    1
    Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa; 54003, Kufa, Najaf,
    Iraq, 2
    Lecturer, Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,University of Kufa, 54003 Kufa,
    Najaf - Iraq, 3Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa;
    54003, Kufa, Najaf, Iraq, 4Assist. Prof., 5Postgraduate, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of
    Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa; 54003, Kufa, Najaf, Iraq

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Calcium Administration to Improve Parturition in Dairy Cows. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 885-889. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1935