Most dairy cows experience some degree of hypocalcemia during the periparturient period.
There is, however, a subgroup of dairy cows that experience a breakdown in their ability to …

Keratins are the characteristic structural proteins of the highly cornified epidermis of the skin,
feathers, and hoof. Keratin proteins provide the structural basis for the unique properties of …

Forage in Ruminant Nutrition is the 12th text in a series of books about animal feeing and
nutrition. The series is intended to keep readers updated on the developments occurring in …

This book deals with the concentrations and transformations of nutrient elements in soils,
grassland plants and ruminants, particularly sheep and cattle. Data are restricted to those …

Nutrient Requirements of Domesticated Ruminantsdraws on the most up-to-date research
on the energy, protein, mineral, vitamin and water requirements of beef and dairy cattle …

Our objectives were to evaluate the association of subclinical hypocalcemia (SCH)
dynamics with the risk of early lactation disease, removal, and milk production. We …

This review examines the role of nutritional strategies to improve lifetime performance in
ruminants. Strategies to increase ruminants' productive longevity by means of nutritional …

Dairy cow nutritional programs are a major determinant of the profitability of dairy farms.
Despite this, the sustainability of the dairy enterprise is beyond just cow nutrition. For almost …

Dietary cation-anion difference has been defined as milliequivalents of (Na+ K)–(Cl+ S) per
kilogram of DM and has a direct impact on blood acid-base metabolism. As this difference …

The physiological role of phosphorus as an essential component of many organic and
inorganic compounds is well documented. Whereas 80% of total body P is localized within …