Reducing Clinical Hypocalcemia in Herds

Purdue Dairy Digest

The US dairy industry has made great progress at reducing clinical hypocalcemia in herds. However, we are still trying to understand subclinical hypocalcemia. New research indicates that even within cows that are diagnosed as having subclinical hypocalcemia, cows may recover to normal at different rates. Cows that are able to recover quickly, may be ones that we should not intervene with, however the challenge is being able to identify which ones truly need treatment.