A contribution to the clinical puerperium and different parameters of blood serum in dairy goats during early puerperium

Clinical gynacological and clinical-chemical examinations were performed in a dairy goat herd consisting of 520 goats. The involution of the genital t ract and the lochial discharge proceeded very rapidly during the early post partal stage (till day 4 post partum). Between days 4 and 10 the lochial di scharge strongly decreased and disappeared, at the latest on day 20 after p arturition. The 20 daily examined goats had an undisturbed puerperium with prolonged lochial discharge. Despite the onset of lactation, the concentrat ions of the examined metabolites and the activity of the enzymes showed a w ell-balanced energy and fat metabolism in the herd. The mineral concentrati ons (Ca: 2,3 mmol/l; inorg. P:2,1 mmol/l, Mg:0,94 mmol/l) did not show any changes caused by the increased outflow of milk. The trace elements iron, c opper, zinc, selenium showed average concentrations in the lower third of p hysiological ranges.