HIPOCALCEMIA PUERPERAL EM VACAS DE LEITE: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

Hypocalcemia is a metabolic disorder that is very common in dairy cattle during the puerperal period. This disease is considered metabolic due to the decrease of calcium in the body of bovine females, especially in the final phase of pregnancy, the transition period, which takes place three weeks before parturition and three weeks postpartum, thus being one of the most critical phases. of the animal's life. The correct animal nutrition in the pre-partum period is the anionic diet in order to maintain the balance of calcium in the body of the cows. Thus, the objective was to report a case of a heifer assisted in the farm sector of the farm, in particular, in the maternity lot, with difficulties to calve, however, the calf already had a little of the forelimbs out and showed signs of hypocalcemia. With that, an emergency work was carried out starting the IV treatment with calcium supplementation and as a result of the medication, the heifer recovered significantly within a few hours, after which it was able to remain in season and eat normally.