Ketosis in cows

Ketosis Perhaps the most common cow diseaseassociated with violation of metabolism. It affects it mostly highly productive cows aged 5-8 years and most often in the private sector, in personal subsidiary or small farm farms.

The disease is manifested in the first 2-6 weeks after the calving (sometimes before the calving). Peak disease falls on the spring.

Basic cause ketosis - Unbalanced diet. As a rule, cows are ill, in which the concentrates are at the heart of the diet, while there are no or few juicy feed (protein stroke plus lacks carbohydrates).

The second reason is a sedentary lifestyle during a stall period and a lack of fresh air, cleanliness is also important in the barn and care for hooves. When the unfortunate cow all autumn, winter and spring until the very summer costs almost without movement, metabolic processes are disturbed in its body: ketone bodies are accumulated in milk and urine (intermediate metabolic products).

Ketosis can flow in light shapeAt the same time, the cow disappears a normal appetite and appetite "perverted": not noticing the hay in the trough, the cow seeks to eat a litter. At the same time, the cow's chewing is rare and short, fishing decreases by about 20%.

At heavy Form Ketoz Cow completely refuses feed. The animal is oppressed, it is initiated. There are contraction of the muscles of the abdominal press, grinding with teeth. The cow is quickly losing weight, the fishing is reduced by 80%. Milk mustard, badly foams. Watering transparent light yellow, acquires the smell of rotten apples. The skin of the animal, the air exhaled by them and the milk smells with acetone. Cuts of scar are very weak. Cal with admixture of mucus and also with a characteristic odor. The ketosis is accompanied by nervous disorders: if the cow is released from the leash, it makes senseless circular movements. However, the temperature in the animal is usually normal. It is the opinion that the cow is ill, because, they say, eats a "mouse nest". It's a delusion.

With the appearance of the first signs of ketosis, it is necessary to urgently revise the diet of the cow.

In the first 2 weeks, the feed is better not to give at all. Include in the diet of juicy feed (beets, potatoes, carrots, etc.), springs (birch brooms, fir legs). Be sure to organize walks. As they say, no medicine will replace the movement, and the movement can replace 100 drugs.

Of course, at the very first signs of the disease, it is advisable to refer to the branch. However, you can help the cow.

Here are the easiest and most accessible measures.

Prepare medicine. Ingredients: Beer yeast (preferably raw fresh) - 200 g, vodka (or strong moonshine) - 300-400 g, Sugar sand -300 g, water - 2 liters. Let's give this mixture in the morning and in the evening for 1-2 weeks.

You can buy hormonal preparations in the pharmacy and introduce intramuscularly cortisone or hydrocortisone at a dose of 1-1.5 g.

It is useful to give cows drinking soda inside at a dose of 100-150 g for 2 weeks, as well as sugar sand 300-400 g per day.

If the listed measures do not help, then without glucose therapy can not do. Intravenously need to enter a cow 40% glucose solution of 300-400 g in the morning and in the evening for 2-3 days.

It is important to correctly diagnose - this is half success.

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Katka 07/04/2014 at 3:44.

My cow is ketosis, is it possible to drink such milk?

Daclin 07/04/2014 at 16:40

No, the sick cow's milk cannot be drunk.