Common Reproductive Diseases
Parturient paresis
Parturient paresis is a major disease which mainly affects cattle. It is a metabolic disorder which affects older and high milk yielding cows. Most cases occur after a few days after birth. It is caused by the increased influx of calcium and phosphorus from the bones for milk production. There are three stages in which the cows go through during parturient paresis.
1st stage: The cows are hypersensitive and are restless by head bobbing and ear twitching.
2nd stage: The cow is now unable to stand and becomes tachycardic. A massive drop in body temperature as well as a lack of blood flow causes the gastrointestinal tract to cease functioning and results in the cow to failure to defecate.
3rd stage: in stage three the cow is unable to move and losses consciousness. It is Unresponsive to stimuli and if left untreated will die.
To prevent parturient paresis a diet of high calcium and phosphorous is needed. It is usually treated with calcium pills on the day of calving, (Hart, 2012).
1st stage: The cows are hypersensitive and are restless by head bobbing and ear twitching.
2nd stage: The cow is now unable to stand and becomes tachycardic. A massive drop in body temperature as well as a lack of blood flow causes the gastrointestinal tract to cease functioning and results in the cow to failure to defecate.
3rd stage: in stage three the cow is unable to move and losses consciousness. It is Unresponsive to stimuli and if left untreated will die.
To prevent parturient paresis a diet of high calcium and phosphorous is needed. It is usually treated with calcium pills on the day of calving, (Hart, 2012).