Because milk fever can be followed with lambing sickness, commercial calcium solutions including added glucose, magnesium, and phosphorous are the best treatments to keep on hand for both diseases. Calcigol Plus and Flopak Plus (4 in 1) are two examples, and they are widely accessible from your local agency. These products contain 100 percent calcium carbonate, which is the basic ingredient in chalk. The body uses calcium carbonate to create a solid substance called bone cement. When bones are injured, stress fractures may develop as a result of abnormal bone remodeling caused by low levels of estrogen in men or by overuse of steroids in athletes. Lambs that are too young or not enough developed will need to be given therapeutic doses of calcium until they are one year old. After this age, only precautions are needed because they can consume sufficient amounts of calcium from food alone. However, if their diet does not contain enough calcium, a doctor might recommend using a calciferol supplement under his/her supervision. There have been reports of children as young as four consuming quantities of cheese snacks that contained 600 mg of calcium per serving. This amount is more than most adults should ingest in a day! Children's bodies are still developing so it is important to give them only the recommended daily allowance (RDA). The RDA is how much calcium you need each day if you are growing or recovering bone mass during puberty or after menopause.