The forced cessation of milk production, or dry-off, is a routine management practice in dairy
cattle, sheep, and goats. This practice initiates a dry period, during which the animal is not …

A dry period of 6–8 weeks for dairy cows is generally thought to maximise milk production in
the next lactation. However, the value of such a long dry period is increasingly questioned …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dry period length and dietary energy
source in early lactation on milk production, feed intake, and energy balance (EB) of dairy …

Metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation can be evaluated using the concentrations of
plasma β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), free fatty acids (FFA), glucose, insulin, and insulin-like …

The early lactation period of dairy cows, which produce high quantities of milk, is normally
characterized by an insufficient energy intake to cover milk production and maintenance …

This meta-analysis of 39 experiments containing 118 treatments explored the effects of diet
interventions in early lactation on the proportion of dairy cows pregnant to artificial …

Shortening or omitting the dry period improves the energy balance and metabolic status of
dairy cows in early lactation. Metabolic, behaviour and welfare effects throughout lactation …

It is well known that the degree of negative energy balance in high-producing dairy cows is
the major cause of delayed resumption of the ovarian cyclicity that closely relates to fertility …

A total of 850 Holstein cows from 13 commercial dairy herds were involved in the present
study to compare the effects of 2 different dry period (DP) management strategies on health …

In this study, 65,971 lactations on 41,842 cows in 64 herds were used to determine the
association between dry period length (DPL) and lactation performance, lactation curve, calf …