Calcium Administration to Improve Parturition in Dairy Cows

Parturition in bovine consider as a stressful event to the calving cows and calves as well. In general dividedinto three phases. The former involves the endocrinal and mechanical arrangement of uterine and cervicaltissues, embryo and birth the newborn and expulsion of the placenta. Calcium is one of the essential materialsin the body which was found that subclinical hypo-calcemia can highly affect cows and about 47% of themultiparous with 25% of the heifers were affected. Forty animals were selected and divided into two equalgroups, first group treated with intramuscular administrations of calcium, the remained group were injectedIntramuscular normal saline. The result showed there are significant decrease in the time of parturition ingroup administered with calcium as compared with non-treated group.Aim of Study: Evaluate the role of calcium on time of parturition period and some trouble shot during it.