Metabolic profile of blood constituents in ketotic crossbred cows

Forty eight (48) cows between 30–120^th days of lactation from six selected dairy herds were sampled at random to generate a normal or base line value and for normal metabolite profile study, 18 cases of ketotic crossbred jersey cows from the above herds were selected for their blood biochemical constituents and response to different treatment schedules. The low Ca and Pi found in the present study may be attributed to the reduced dietary availability as result of binding of dietary Ca to oxalic acid present in paddy straw and their exertion in the faeces.