The objective of this study was to determine prepartum risk factors for displaced abomasum.
The design was a prospective study of 1170 multiparous Holstein cows from 67 high …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different body condition score
(BCS) at 30 days before calving (− 30 days) induced by a differential nutritional …

The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of decreasing dietary cation-anion
difference [DCAD;(Na++ K+)−(Cl−+ S 2−)] of the prepartum diet on aspects of mineral …

Suppression of appetite in dairy cows during the postpartum (PP) period results in negative
energy balance (NEB), which increases the risk of metabolic disorders. Cows in the PP …

During the transition period, dairy cows undergo large metabolic adaptations in glucose,
fatty acid, and mineral metabolism to support lactation and avoid metabolic dysfunction. The …

The aims of this article and a companion article in this issue are to briefly review some of the
underlying physiology of changes that occur around calving, examine the potential to control …

For a beef cow to continue in an annual production cycle, she must rebreed within 3 mo after
calving. Malnutrition during this period frequently results in failure of the cow to become …