Orally administerable calcium supplement for cattle
OwnerGunnar Kjemsinventor
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Abstract
A calcium ion containing composition comprising a water in oil emulsion having a dispersed aqueous phase and a continuous oil phase, which composition is orally administerable and palatable to cows without causing lesions of the stomach and which composition is effective in preventing milk fever, said composition further comprising a calcium salt which is dissolved in the aqueous phase to form a calcium ion containing aqueous phase solution, the calcium in the composition, calculated as free calcium ion, comprising 10 to 20 percent by weight of the composition, said composition further including from 0.5 to 10 percent oil soluble non-ionic emulsifier. The invention also includes the method of orally administering the composition to cows to treat milk fever.
Claims6
A method for treating milk fever in cows which comprises orally administering to cows in need thereof an effective amount of a calcium ion containing composition comprising a water in oil emulsion having a dispersed aqueous phase and a continuous oil phase, which composition is orally administerable and palatable to cows, said composition further comprising calcium chloride which is dissolved in the aqueous phase to form a calcium ion containing aqueous phase solution, the calcium in the composition, calculated as free calcium ion, comprising 10 to 20 percent by weight of the composition, said composition further including from 0.5 to 10 percent emulsifier;
- wherein said composition is orally administered in a plurality of doses within 24 hours before and 24 hours after calving to provide a total of at least 150 g of free Ca.sup.++ ion.
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