Blood calcium dynamics of normocalcemic and dyscalcemic multiparous cows

Blood calcium dynamics of normocalcemic and dyscalcemic multiparous cows

Schematic showing blood calcium dynamics between 1 and 4 days in milk (DIM) in normocalcemic (total blood calcium concentration > 2.2 mmol/L [8.8 mg/dL]) vs dyscalcemic (total blood calcium concentration ≤ 2.2 mmol/L) multiparous cows. The physiological characteristics and clinical outcomes associated with dyscalcemia are also outlined.

Courtesy of Dr. Jessica McArt and Dr. Jackson Seminara; schematic overview of data produced by the McArt Dairy Cow Lab.