Comparative study on 3 oral potassium formulations for treatment of hypokalemia in dairy cows.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypokalemia is of clinical relevance in cattle. Different mostly empirical treatment options are suggested.

Hypothesis/objectives

To evaluate if oral administration of potassium influences the plasma concentration, the intracellular concentration in erythrocytes and in muscle, renal excretion of potassium, and to assess if there are differences in the efficacy of the potassium formulations.

Animals

Thirty cows with hypokalemia (plasma concentration <3.5 mmol/L) were systematically allocated to 3 treatment groups (10 cows/group).

Methods

The cows received 52 g of potassium in different formulations: group B-potassium chloride bolus (release over 12 hours); group G-potassium propionate gel (release over 2 hours); and group S-potassium chloride solution

SUBMITTER: Wittek T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639486 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature