Guarding a cow against milk fever

• Milk fever mostly occurs in high yielding mature cow
• It seldom occurs in first calvers
• To avoid mineral deficiency and milk fever, provide enough minerals specially calcium by giving bone meal in diets daily
• Avoid prenating (milking prior to parturition) as there appears to be a close relation between nerves of reproductive organs and udder. Prenating is likely to delay parturition by few hours
• Large doses of vitamin D may be given to cow a week prior to calving as it would be help full in preventing milk fever after parturition