Prediction of metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation using milk fatty acids and test-day variables

ABSTRACT: Early lactation metabolic imbalance is an important physiological change affecting the health, production, and reproduction of dairy cows. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the potential of test-day (TD) variables with or without milk fatty acids (FA) content to classify metaboli...

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Main Authors: Muluken Girma, A.T.M. van Knegsel, S. Heirbaut, L. Vandaele, X.P. Jing, B. Stefańska, V. Fievez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223002126