Simple Summary Metabolic disorders are a key problem in the transition period of dairy
cows and often appear before the onset of further health problems. Problems derive from …

Most metabolic diseases (milk fever, ketosis, retained placenta, and displacement of
abomasum) of dairy cows occur within the first 2 weeks of lactation. 1 In the same period the …

New laboratory and animal sampling methods and data have been generated over the last
10 yr that had the potential to improve the predictions for energy, protein, and AA supply and …

Ruminants contribute to global warming by releasing methane (CH4) gas by enteric
fermentation. This has increased interest among animal scientists to develop and improve …

Abstract The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) is a nutritional model
that evaluates the environmental and nutritional resources available in an animal production …

The intake and digestibility of forages is largely influenced by the fibre content and
specifically the neutral detergent fibre (NDF). Currently, the focus in commercial diet …

This edition presents a vision for a new cattle industry: an industry that will contribute to the
environment, to the welfare of cattle and to the provision of high-quality food for an …

The aim of this research was to investigate the changes in milk yield and its composition,
fatty acid profile and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma (PPARG) gene …

Environmental concerns involving the dairy industry are shifting from an exclusive focus on
water quality to encompass climate change and air quality issues. The dairy industry's …

A group of 22 treatments from 6 experiments in which lactating dairy cows were fed diets
with different ingredient compositions, and in which the amino acid (AA) profile of their …