Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports (Apr 2021)

Dissolution Rates of Calcium Boluses and Their Effects on Serum Calcium in Dairy Cattle [Corrigendum]

  • Verhoef W,
  • Zuidhof S,
  • Ralston B,
  • Ross JA,
  • Olson M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 12
pp. 85 – 86

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Verhoef W, Zuidhof S, Ralston B, Ross JA, Olson M. Vet Med (Auckl). 2021;12:23– 32   Table 1 Composition of the Commercially Available Boluses Used in This Study   Page 24, Materials and Methods, In vivo Dissolution Rates of Commercial Calcium Boluses section, 1st sentence, “…….. Bolus 2 (intermediate calcium chloride, intermediate calcium carbonate bolus): 176-g Bolus supplying 39.0 g of calcium from 106.9 g of calcium chloride, 4.5 g of calcium propionate, and 22.3 g of calcium carbonate (Transition Bolus, Vetoquinol N.-A Inc, Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada); and Bolus 3 (low calcium chloride, high calcium carbonate bolus): 206-g Bolus supplying 54 g of calcium from …….” should read “…….. Bolus 2 (intermediate calcium chloride, intermediate calcium carbonate bolus): 176-g Bolus supplying 44.0 g of calcium from 106.9 g of calcium chloride, 4.5 g of calcium propionate, and 22.3 g of calcium carbonate (Transition Bolus, Vetoquinol N.-A Inc, Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada); and Bolus 3 (low calcium chloride, high calcium carbonate bolus): 206-g Bolus supplying 50 g of calcium from …….”. Page 25, Table 1, the data for Vitamin D and Total Ca 2+ rows were incorrect due to oversight of authors during the revision and editing stage. The correct Table 1 is as follows: The authors apologize for this error. Read the original article