Production diseases of the transition cow

FJ Mulligan, ML Doherty - The Veterinary Journal, 2008 - Elsevier
Production diseases of the dairy cow are caused by a level of production inconsistent with
nutrient intake, provision of an inadequate diet, an unsuitable environment, an inappropriate …

Physiological and pathological adaptations in dairy cows that may increase susceptibility to periparturient diseases and disorders

JK Drackley, HM Dann, N Douglas… - Italian Journal of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Dairy cows undergo tremendous metabolic and physiological adaptations around parturition
to support lactation. The liver is central to many of these processes, including …

[HTML][HTML] Ethyl-cellulose rumen-protected methionine enhances performance during the periparturient period and early lactation in Holstein dairy cows

F Batistel, JM Arroyo, A Bellingeri, L Wang… - Journal of dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The onset of lactation in dairy cows is characterized by severe negative energy and protein
balance. Increasing Met availability during this time may improve milk production, hepatic …

[HTML][HTML] Better postpartal performance in dairy cows supplemented with rumen-protected methionine compared with choline during the peripartal period

Z Zhou, M Vailati-Riboni, E Trevisi, JK Drackley… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The onset of lactation in dairy cows is characterized by high output of methylated
compounds in milk when sources of methyl group are in short supply. Methionine and …

[PDF][PDF] Rumen microorganisms and fermentation

AR Castillo-González, ME Burrola-Barraza… - Archivos de medicina …, 2014 - redalyc.org
El rumen es un ecosistema complejo donde los nutrientes consumidos por los rumiantes
son digeridos mediante un proceso de ferme ntación realizado por los microorganismos …

[HTML][HTML] Prepartum dietary energy intake affects metabolism and health during the periparturient period in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows

NA Janovick, YR Boisclair, JK Drackley - Journal of dairy science, 2011 - Elsevier
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of prepartum plane of energy intake on
metabolic profiles related to lipid metabolism and health in blood and liver. Primiparous (n …

[HTML][HTML] Diets during far-off and close-up dry periods affect periparturient metabolism and lactation in multiparous cows

HM Dann, NB Litherland, JP Underwood, M Bionaz… - Journal of dairy …, 2006 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of far-off and close-up diets on
prepartum metabolism, postpartum metabolism, and postpartum performance of multiparous …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in fat mobilization during early lactation differently affects feed intake, body condition, and lipid and glucose metabolism in high-yielding dairy cows

C Weber, C Hametner, A Tuchscherer, B Losand… - Journal of dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Fat mobilization to meet energy requirements during early lactation is inevitable because of
insufficient feed intake, but differs greatly among high-yielding dairy cows. Therefore, we …

Nutrition-induced ketosis alters metabolic and signaling gene networks in liver of periparturient dairy cows

JJ Loor, RE Everts, M Bionaz, HM Dann… - Physiological …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Dairy cows are highly susceptible after parturition to developing liver lipidosis and ketosis,
which are costly diseases to farmers. A bovine microarray platform consisting of 13,257 …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Palmitic and stearic acid metabolism in lactating dairy cows

JR Loften, JG Linn, JK Drackley, TC Jenkins… - Journal of dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Energy is the most limiting nutritional component in diets for high-producing dairy cows.
Palmitic (C16: 0) and stearic (C18: 0) acids have unique and specific functions in lactating …