[HTML][HTML] Symposium review: Transition cow calcium homeostasis—Health effects of hypocalcemia and strategies for prevention

MR Wilkens, CD Nelson, LL Hernandez… - Journal of dairy science, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of subclinical hypocalcemia have been explored in numerous observational and
mechanistic studies in recent years. Besides obvious, well-known effects on muscle …

Vitamin D in dairy cows: metabolism, status and functions in the immune system

K Eder, SM Grundmann - Archives of Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The function of vitamin D in calcium homoeostasis in dairy cows, such as in other
vertebrates, is known for many years. In recent years, new and interesting, non-classical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and source of vitamin D in dairy cows: Health and reproductive responses

N Martinez, RM Rodney, E Block, LL Hernandez… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objectives of the experiment were to evaluate the effects of feeding diets with distinct
dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) levels and supplemented with 2 sources of vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and source of vitamin D in dairy cows: Vitamin D, mineral, and bone metabolism

RM Rodney, N Martinez, E Block, LL Hernandez… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pregnant Holstein cows, 28 nulliparous and 51 parous, were blocked by parity and milk
yield and randomly allocated to receive diets that differed in dietary cation-anion difference …

[HTML][HTML] A 100-Year Review: Metabolic modifiers in dairy cattle nutrition

RK McGuffey - Journal of Dairy Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The first issue of the Journal of Dairy Science in 1917 opened with the text of the speech by
Raymond A. Pearson, president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, at the dedication of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of prepartum source and amount of vitamin D supplementation on lactation performance of dairy cows

MB Poindexter, R Zimpel, A Vieira-Neto… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objectives of this experiment were to determine the effects of supplementing 25-
hydroxyvitamin D 3 (calcidiol, CAL) compared with vitamin D 3 (cholecalciferol, CHOL) at 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding supplemental 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 increases serum mineral concentrations and alters mammary immunity of lactating dairy cows

MB Poindexter, MF Kweh, R Zimpel, J Zuniga… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives were to determine the effects of feeding supplemental 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 [25
(OH) D 3] on concentrations of vitamin D metabolites and minerals in serum, mammary …

[HTML][HTML] Use of calcitriol to maintain postpartum blood calcium and improve immune function in dairy cows

A Vieira-Neto, IRP Lima, F Lopes Jr, C Lopera… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Our objectives were to determine the effects of an injectable formulation of calcitriol on
mineral metabolism and immune function in postpartum Holstein cows that received an …

[HTML][HTML] Intramammary 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 treatment modulates innate immune responses to endotoxin-induced mastitis

KE Merriman, JL Powell, JEP Santos, CD Nelson - Journal of dairy science, 2018 - Elsevier
Vitamin D signaling in response to pathogen-associated molecules contributes to activation
of innate immune responses of bovine monocytes. We hypothesized that lipopolysaccharide …

Evaluation of serum anti‐Müllerian hormone concentrations following treatment with vitamin D in Holstein Friesian heifers

D Koca, Y Nak, S Sendag, D Nak… - … in Domestic Animals, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in the blood of dairy cattle are associated with the
count of antral follicles (AFC), ovarian function. Numerous studies, particularly in human …