EVALUATION OF ORAL AND PARENTRAL THERAPY IN RECENTLY PARTURITED HYPOCALCAEMIC AND HYPOGLYCAEMIC BUFFALOES

The study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of oral and parentral therapies on hypocalcaemia and hypoglycaemia in recently parturited buffaloes. Eighteen recently parturited buffaloes were selected and divided randomly into three equal groups. First group (T 1 ) was kept as untreated control. Second group (T 2 ) was treated with oral calcium 100 ml +jaggery 500 g + sodium acid phosphate 60 g, daily for 5 days. Third group (T 3 ) was treated with calcium borogluconate 300 ml i/v + sodium acid phosphate 10% i/v + glucose 25% 500 ml i/v daily for 2 days. Biochemical studies were carried out in all groups at ‘0’ day, 7 th day and 30 th day after parturition. The study revealed a decrease in plasma glucose, serum calcium and phosphorus on the day of parturition. Oral and parental therapies restored all the biochemical parameters close to normalcy within 30 th day of parturition.