The increasing lactational performance of dairy cows over the last few decades is closely
related to higher nutritional requirements. The decrease in dry matter intake during the …

Milk production of dairy cows has increased markedly during recent decades and continues
to increase further. The evolutionarily conserved direction of nutrients to the mammary gland …

This study investigated the effects of rumen-protected methionine (RPM) and rumen-
protected choline (RPC) on energy balance, postpartum lactation performance, antioxidant …

The transition from the nonlactating to the lactating state represents a critical period for dairy
cow lipid metabolism because body reserves have to be mobilized to meet the increasing …

The inevitable deficiency in nutrients and energy at the onset of lactation requires an optimal
adaptation of the hepatic metabolism to overcome metabolic stress. Fatty liver is one of the …

Dairy cows with ketosis are characterized by high blood concentrations of ketone bodies
and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder. The discrepancies in the abundance of mRNA …

Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) as well as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-
dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are a major concern for food safety, especially …

Disruption of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis, often termed ER stress, is
intrinsically linked with perturbation of lipid metabolism in humans and mice. Whether ER …

Milk production in dairy cows increases worldwide since many decades. With rising milk
yields, however, potential limiting factors are increasingly discussed. Particularly, the …

The response of cholesterol metabolism to a negative energy balance (NEB) induced by
feed restriction for 3 weeks starting at 100 days in milk (DIM) compared to the physiologically …