Veterinary Clinical Medicine-II

CONTROL MEASURES FOR DOWNER COW SYNDROME

• Measures to prevent milk fever
• Early detection and treatment of milk fever
• Good bedding like straw bedding and soft ground surface
• Well bedded box stall for calving and then upto 48 hrs
• Rolled from one side to other on hourly basis if possible
• Avoid lateral recumbency by placing bales of straw, to prevent hydro static congestion and Ruminal tympany
• Avoid exposure to hot sun to prevent heat stroke
• Be sympathetic to the animal; provide non - slippery surface, keep out door and tie a rope between 2 pasterns to avoid the hind feet slipping apart