Evaluation of the relationship between ionized and total calcium concentrations in blood during the first week of lactation in dairy cows

Abstract Background Diagnosis of subclinical hypocalcemia in cattle is based on concentration of total Ca ([TCa]) in serum or plasma below the reference range, with [TCa] serving as proxy for the concentration of ionized Ca ([iCa]). Hypothesis/Objectives To investigate the relation between [iCa] and...

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Main Authors: Imke Cohrs, Sophia Wächter, Lennart Golbeck, Walter Grünberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16879