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Graduate Student Literature Review: What do we know about the effects of clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia on health and performance of dairy cows?

Authors: Rita Couto Serrenho, Trevor J DeVries, Todd F Duffield, Stephen J LeBlanc

Publication Date: 2021/5/1

This narrative literature review summarizes findings regarding the associations of clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia with postpartum health, reproduction, and milk production. To better understand the effects of hypocalcemia, we reviewed clinical and subclinical presentations of the condition and the dynamics of blood Ca concentration in the early postpartum period. We summarize and discuss the associations between hypocalcemia and performance of dairy cows. 

Read it here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030221002447