The body condition score (BCS) of a dairy cow is an assessment of the proportion of body fat
that it possesses, and it is recognized by animal scientists and producers as being an …

Criteria that define optimum body size of replacement heifers are required by commercial
dairy producers to evaluate replacement heifer management programs. Historically …

Metritis is a disease of particular concern after calving because of its profound negative
effects on the reproductive performance of dairy cows. Cows at risk for metritis have shorter …

The objective of this review was to explore the relationship between lactational performance
and health. We focused on lactational incidence rates (LIR) of the production diseases that …

Parity, body condition score (BCS), and dry matter intake (DMI) data of 699 Holsteins fed 49
different diets during the final 3 wk of gestation (prefresh transition period) were compiled …

During the early postpartum period dairy cows mobilize fat and muscle to support lactation.
This is associated with alterations in blood metabolite and hormone profiles which in turn …

In dairy cows, overfeeding during the dry period leads to overcondition at calving and to
depression of appetite after calving. As a consequence, at calving overconditioned high …

The objective of this study was to profile phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and
pyruvate carboxylase (PC) mRNA expression in the liver of dairy cattle during the peripartum …

To determine if increased nutrient density in prepartum diets improves nutrient balance of
peripartum cows, we blocked 40 Holstein cows and 40 heifers by expected date of …

Reserves of adipose tissue are stringently maintained by peripherally and centrally
produced hormones in accordance with the “lipostatic” theory. 1 The provision of nutrients …