Body composition and estimated tissue energy balance in Jersey and Holstein cows during early lactation

RR Rastani, SM Andrew, SA Zinn, CJ Sniffen - Journal of Dairy Science, 2001 - Elsevier
The rate and extent of estimated energy mobilization and the relationship between fat depth
at the rib and thurl and body condition score (BCS) were investigated in Jersey and Holstein …

Improving energy supply to late gestation and early postpartum dairy cows

HM Dann, GA Varga, DE Putnam - Journal of Dairy Science, 1999 - Elsevier
Sixty-five multiparous Holstein cows were used to test the effects of feeding diets of varied
ruminal carbohydrate availability during the transition period on dry matter intake, blood …

Protein density and its influence on metabolite concentration and nitrogen retention by Holstein cows in late gestation

DE Putnam, GA Varga - Journal of Dairy Science, 1998 - Elsevier
Multiparous Holstein cows in late gestation were used in a completely randomized design to
test the effects of prepartum protein supply on prepartum N balance, blood metabolite and …

Effect of dietary energy on milk production and metabolic hormones in thin, primiparous beef heifers

DL Lalman, JE Williams, BW Hess… - Journal of Animal …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Thirty-six primiparous heifers were used to determine the effect of dietary energy on
postpartum interval, milk production, serum concentrations of insulin, insulin-like growth …

Body composition of dairy cows according to lactation stage, somatotropin treatment, and concentrate supplementation

Y Chilliard, M Cissé, R Lefaivre, B Rémond - Journal of Dairy Science, 1991 - Elsevier
Body weight, condition score, deuteriated water dilution space, estimated body lipids and
proteins, and calculated energy and protein balances were determined in 24 multiparous …

[HTML][HTML] Association of dry matter intake and energy balance prepartum and postpartum with health disorders postpartum: Part I. Calving disorders and metritis

J Pérez-Báez, CA Risco, RC Chebel, GC Gomes… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to determine the association of dry matter intake as
percentage of body weight (DMI% BW) and energy balance (EB) prepartum (− 21 d relative …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of parity with health disorders and blood metabolite concentrations in Holstein cows in different production systems

IJ Lean, SJ LeBlanc, DB Sheedy, T Duffield… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Data were obtained from studies in Australia, Canada, and the United States using
individual cow data from 28,230 Holstein cows to evaluate associations between parity and …

Effects of fat supplementation and immature alfalfa to concentrate ratio on plasma progesterone, energy balance, and reproductive traits of dairy cattle

DJ Carroll, MJ Jerred, RR Grummer, DK Combs… - Journal of dairy …, 1990 - Elsevier
Forty-six multiparous Holstein cows were assigned at 5 d postpartum to a completely
randomized design employing a 2× 3 factorial arrangement of treatments. Factors were 0 …

Hepatic fatty acid composition in periparturient dairy cows with fatty liver induced by intake of a high energy diet in the dry period

T Rukkwamsuk, TAM Kruip, GAL Meijer… - Journal of Dairy …, 1999 - Elsevier
The present study compared the hepatic fatty acid composition of cows that were fed a high
energy diet during the dry period to induce fatty liver after parturition with that of control …

Dietary energy source at two feeding levels during lactation of primiparous sows: I. Effects on glucose, insulin, and luteinizing hormone and on follicle development …

H Van den Brand, SJ Dieleman… - Journal of animal …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Our objective was to study the effects of dietary-induced insulin enhancement during and
after lactation on the reproductive performance of primiparous sows. During a 21-d lactation …