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Zaidi, Syed Ahad Raza, 2016. Use of preventive measures against milk fever in Punjab, Pakistan. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

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Milk fever or hypocalcaemia is widely acknowledged disease of dairy animals at the time of parturition. The study was aimed to investigate preventive strategies against milk fever by small and large farmers in Punjab, Pakistan from the year 2011-2013. For the sample 212 farmers consented to be part of this study, a questionnaire survey was used as a tool for data collection. The sample was categorized as small (less than 10) and large herd size and data was divided into “no milk fever” and any milk fever” groups, then analyzed through chi square and logistic regression by Statistical Analysis Software (SAS). This study concluded that farmers in Punjab, Pakistan focused on few milk fever preventive methods i.e. administration of Vitamin D, milking strategy, oral prophylaxis (oral calcium intake) and feeding strategy. From these methods; oral prophylaxis came out as the most widely used strategy among farmers, but it was highly used in both risk groups with or without milk fever therefore statistically it didn’t impacted any significant effect. Milking strategy as preventive measure; showed the significant higher use among farmers with no milk fever (p = 0.001). Statistical analysis also presented, use of Vitamin D as prophylactic method; was used more in herds with no milk fever. Logistic regression of other risk factors revealed that herds with buffalos have a tendency for higher risk of having milk fever (p<0.09)

Main title:Use of preventive measures against milk fever in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors:Zaidi, Syed Ahad Raza
Supervisor:Kronqvist, Cecilia
Examiner:Holtenius, Kjell
Series:Examensarbete / Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Institutionen för husdjurens utfodring och vård
Volume/Sequential designation:583
Year of Publication:2016
Level and depth descriptor:Second cycle, A2E
Student's programme affiliation:VM003 Animal Science - Master's Programme 120 HEC
Supervising department:(VH) > Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management
Keywords:milk fever in Pakistan, prevention strategies, use of Vitamin D, restricted milking, oral prophylaxis, feeding strategy, dairy animals, questionnaire survey
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-5999
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Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.:Veterinary science and hygiene - General aspects
Language:English
Deposited On:27 Oct 2016 13:46
Metadata Last Modified:27 Oct 2016 13:46

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