Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sitamarhi -843315 (Bihar)
*Block Animal Husbandry Officer, Pupri, Sitamarhi, Bihar and Corresponding author E-mail: drkanchankumari@gmail.com
Online published on 4 September, 2014.
A two months old calf with poor growth, thickening and swelling of metacarpal bones, progressive bending and twisting of metacarpals, enlargement of knee joints of forelimbs and lameness was diagnosed as rickets. Calf was dewormed and supplemented with oral and parenteral calcium. Calf showed recovery after 6 week of treatment.
Calf, calcium, rickets, therapeutic
