Transition cow nutrition and management strategies of dairy herds in the northeastern United States: Part II—Associations of metabolic- and inflammation-related analytes with health, milk yield, and reproduction

Transition cow nutrition and management strategies of dairy herds in the northeastern United States: Part II—Associations of metabolic- and inflammation-related analytes with health, milk yield, and reproduction

ABSTRACT: The objectives were as follows: (1) establish cow-level thresholds for prepartum nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) and postpartum NEFA, β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), and haptoglobin (Hp) concentrations associated with negative health events; (2) evaluate cow-level associations between biomarkers...

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Main Authors: A.L. Kerwin, W.S. Burhans, S. Mann, D.V. Nydam, S.K. Wall, K.M. Schoenberg, K.L. Perfield, T.R. Overton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
herd-alarm level
transition cow
haptoglobin
β-hydroxybutyrate
nonesterified fatty acid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222002442

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