Milk β-hydroxybutyrate metrics and its consequences for surveillance of hyperketonaemia on commercial dairy farms

Dairy cows that are unable to adapt to a change in their metabolic status are at risk for hyperketonaemia (HK). Reported HK herd level prevalences range a lot and we hypothesized that this is partly due to differences in used tests and monitoring protocols. Insights in milk β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) m...

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Main Authors: Elise De Jong, Angelique Rijpert-Duvivier, Hendrik Veldman, Wilma Steeneveld, Ruurd Jorritsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1272162/full