The glucose metabolism is of major interest in all living mammals because certain vitally
important cell types (erythrocytes, brain cells, and kidney cells) have to rely on glucose as …

This paper reviews important aspects of dry cow feeding with emphasis placed on the
preparation of the cow for the subsequent lactation. A number of feeding strategies, which …

Previous research in our laboratory showed that dietary fat supplementation during the dry
period was associated with decreased peripartum hepatic lipid accumulation. However, fat …

Physiological imbalance (PI) is a situation in which physiological parameters deviate from
the normal, and cows consequently have an increased risk of developing production …

To determine whether inflammation can induce bovine fatty liver, we administered
recombinant bovine tumor necrosis factor-α (rbTNF) to late-lactation Holstein cows. Cows …

A minimally invasive liver biopsy technique was tested for its applicability to study the
hepatic acute phase response (APR) in dairy cows with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide …

Background A better understanding of the genetic architecture of complex traits can
contribute to improve genomic prediction. We hypothesized that genomic variants …

l-Carnitine is required for mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, but the effects of carnitine
supplementation on nutrient metabolism during dry matter intake depression have not been …

The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of dietary l-carnitine
supplementation on liver lipid accumulation, hepatic nutrient metabolism, and lactation in …

Dairy cows undergo significant metabolic and endocrine changes during the transition from
pregnancy to lactation, and impaired insulin action influences nutrient partitioning toward the …