TY  - JOUR
T1  - Inhibition of Blood Coagulation by Di-Sodium Versenate: A Rapid Method for Estimating Serum Calcium in Dairy Cows
AU - Ganguly, Bhaskar 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 23
SP  - 3169
EP  - 3171
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.3169.3171
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.3169.3171
KW  - Di-sodium versenate
KW  -hypocalcemia
KW  -milk fever
KW  -post-parturient
KW  -serum calcium
KW  -India
AB  - Rapid estimation of serum calcium levels is of pivotal importance in the diagnosis and institution of therapy for milk fever. Several laboratory methods are available for the determination of serum calcium. However, determination of calcium concentrations in serum by these methods is complicating and time consuming. The present study was conducted to develop sequestration of blood calcium by di-sodium versenate as a method for rapid estimation of serum calcium levels. The concentration of di-sodium versenate required for preventing coagulation of known amount of blood was correlated with the serum concentration of calcium using sodium chloranilate method. A simple test for the rapid estimation of serum calcium level by calcium sequestration using di-sodium versenate was developed and used in post-parturient cows for diagnosis of milk fever.
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