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

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

The body condition score (BCS) of a dairy cow is an assessment of the proportion of body fat
that it possesses, and it is recognized by animal scientists and producers as being an …

Smooth transition from pregnancy to lactation is important for high productive and
reproductive performance during later postpartum period in dairy animals. On the other …

The glucose metabolism is of major interest in all living mammals because certain vitally
important cell types (erythrocytes, brain cells, and kidney cells) have to rely on glucose as …

Dairy cows pass through a period of negative energy balance as they transition from late
gestation to early lactation. Poor adaptation through this period, expressed as excessively …

The objectives of this study were to 1) establish cow-level critical thresholds for serum
concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) to predict …

In dairy cattle, late gestation is a critical period for fetal growth and physiological transition
into the next lactation. Environmental factors, such as temperature and light, exert dramatic …

Gluconeogenesis is a crucial process to support glucose homeostasis when nutritional
supply with glucose is insufficient. Because ingested carbohydrates are efficiently fermented …

The objectives were to evaluate the effects of elevated pre-and postpartum nonesterified
fatty acids (NEFA) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) concentrations during the transition period …