Safety of feedingstuffs with high calcium content for the reduction of risk of milk fever

Milk fever (also called parturient paresis or parturient hypocalcemia) is one of the production diseases which primarily occur among older high yielding dairy cows during the period around calving. The increased demand for calcium (Ca) at parturition due to the onset of lactation may result in a Ca deficiency potentially provoking the outbreak of milk fever in dairy cows.