Bovine mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland, is the most common disease of
dairy cattle causing economic losses due to reduced yield and poor quality of milk. The …

The progression from gestation into lactation represents the transition period, and it is
accompanied by marked physiological, metabolic, and inflammatory adjustments. The entire …

Animal welfare can be negatively affected when dairy cattle experience heat stress.
Managing heat stress has become more of a challenge than ever before, due to the …

For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent the highest-risk period in their
lives after their own neonatal period. Although more than 50% of cows during this period are …

High producing dairy cows generally receive in the diet up to 5–6% of fat. This is a relatively
low amount of fat in the diet compared to diets in monogastrics; however, dietary fat is …

The biological cycles of milk production and reproduction determine dairying profitability
thus making management decisions dynamic and time-dependent. Diseases also negatively …

Environmental-induced hyperthermia compromises efficient animal production and
jeopardizes animal welfare. Reduced productive output during heat stress was traditionally …

Fatty acids (FAs) of milk fat are considered to be important nutritional components of the
diets of a significant portion of the human population and substantially affect human health …

Dairy cattle are susceptible to increased incidence and severity of both metabolic and
infectious diseases during the periparturient period. A major contributing factor to increased …

The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of subclinical ketosis (SCK) in
dairy cows in early lactation and determine the association of (1) days in milk (DIM) at onset …