Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part B (2024)

Author(s): Jitendra Kumar Bairwa, Venkatesakumar E, Sivaraman S and Madheswaran R

Abstract: Hypokalemia is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances in dairy cattle, characterised by a low potassium content in the blood. Potassium is the most abundant electrolyte in the body and is required for appropriate muscle and nerve function. The present study was conducted on normal dairy cows with no cardiac arrhythmias and dairy cows presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu with the history of anorexia from last three days, unable to stand, tachycardia, administration of isoflupredone acetate for ketosis treatment, abdominal distension, reduced dung output were screened for hypokalemia and the electrocardiographic alterations were recorded. The electrocardiogram was obtained on a single channel ECG machine with paper speed of 25 mm/sec and calibration of 10mm. The significant increase in “P” wave duration and significant decrease in “T” wave amplitude were observed.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i1b.889