Causes and prevention methods of postpartum paralysis in cows

Cows are often paralyzed after giving birth, a condition called milk fever, which is caused by metabolic disorders during delivery, usually acute hypocalcemia. The following pro-agricultural network introduces the causes and prevention methods of postpartum paralysis of cows. Let's take a look.

1. The cause of disease

It is mainly due to improper feed management and too single feed during pregnancy, resulting in malnutrition, lack of calcium, phosphorus, trace elements and vitamins, and lack of exercise or light, resulting in low blood calcium in cows, over time, cow qi and blood deficiency, creatine limb numbness, resulting in paralysis. In addition, postpartum calcium regulation disorder will also cause low blood calcium, as well as thyroid dysfunction, resulting in a decline in thyroid hormone secretion, resulting in multiple organ anemia, resulting in brain hypoxia, anemia, leading to central nervous system disorders to induce the occurrence of the disease.

2. Clinical symptoms

The disease usually occurs within a week after delivery, and if the disease is acute, the cow begins to have temporary excitement at the beginning of the attack, and the reaction to the outside world is relatively slow, followed by bleeding, depression, muscle convulsions, inconvenience of movement, weakness of limbs, and finally fall to the ground. Some sick cattle lie down and straighten their head, neck and limbs, and soon fall into a coma, lose consciousness, drop in body temperature, stop peristalsis and incontinence.

3. Treatment methods

There are many treatments, such as calcium sugar therapy, intravenous injection of calcium gluconate and glucose solution to quickly increase the concentration of blood calcium in blood sugar. This method is a special method, and those with mild symptoms will get up quickly. Calcium, vitamins and cod liver oil can also be added to feed or drinking water for a continuous week. There is also breast ventilation, which is the most effective and simple method for the treatment of postpartum paralysis by pumping air into the cow's breasts, increasing breast pressure and reducing blood inflow, so as to increase the level of blood calcium.

4. Preventive measures

Strengthening feeding management, improving high-quality forage feed and adding an appropriate amount of calcium to the feed before delivery can play a good preventive role. Strengthen the exercise of the cow, especially in the later stage of pregnancy, often bask in the sun, promote the synthesis and absorption of calcium and vitamins, control the amount of lactation within a few days after delivery, and do not feed all the milk to the calf at one time.

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