Associations of a liver health index with health, milk yield, and reproductive performance in dairy herds in the northeastern United States

The objective was to evaluate a liver health index (LHI) by evaluating its association with negative health events, milk yield, and risk of pregnancy within 150 d in milk (DIM). In a retrospective cohort study, an LHI was calculated based on plasma albumin, cholesterol, and bilirubin concentrations...

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Main Authors: A.L. Kerwin, M.M. McCarthy, W.S. Burhans, D.V. Nydam, S.K. Wall, K.M. Schoenberg, K.L. Perfield, T.R. Overton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910222001120