Parturient Hypocalcemia in Jersey Cows Fed Alfalfa Haylage-Based Diets with Different Cation to Anion Ratios

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Jersey cows were fed three alfalfa hay lage-based diets with different cation-anion balances beginning 6 wk preceding third or later calving and ending 24 to 36 h postpartum. Sodium and Cl as percentages of dietary DM were .08 and 1.66 in diet 1 (anionic, 5 cows), .44 and .91 in diet 2 (intermediate, 6 cows), and 1.60 and .34 in diet 3 (cationic, 6 cows). Cation anion balances were 22, 60, and 126 meq/100 g DM; Ca:P ratios averaged 4:1. Cows fed diet 1 in comparison with cows fed diets 2 or 3 over 6 wk had similar concentrations of Ca, P, and Na but higher concentrations of Mg and K in plasma and higher urinary excretions of Ca and Mg. Concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 d before parturition were higher in cows fed diet 1 than in cows fed diets 2 or 3. Within 36 h after calving, mean concentrations of Ca in plasma (mg/dl, range) of cows fed diets 1 to 3, respectively, were 7 (8.7 to 6.2), 6.5 (7.8 to 3.9), and 6.3 (7.8 to 3.8). Number of cases of clinical milk fever by diet were 0 of 5, 2 of 6, and 1 of 6 cows. Alteration of dietary cation-anion balance by addition of Cl may effectively reduce incidence and severity of parturient hypocalcemia. © 1989, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved.

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Gaynor, P. J., Mueller, F. J., Miller, J. K., Ramsey, N., Goff, J. P., & Horst, R. L. (1989). Parturient Hypocalcemia in Jersey Cows Fed Alfalfa Haylage-Based Diets with Different Cation to Anion Ratios. Journal of Dairy Science, 72(10), 2525–2531. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(89)79392-9

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