Hypocalcaemia is usually seen in late gestation. As with ovine pregnancy toxaemia, it tends to occur in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy. Parturient paresis, caused by hypocalcaemia, is rare in sheep but...
Goats observed were from a 2000-goat dairy farm and primarily of Saanen breed. Kidding takes place four times per year, and approximately 400 does give birth during each kidding block. The herd breeds...