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

Reactive oxygen metabolites generated during normal metabolism and metabolism
stimulated by xenobiotics can enter into reactions that, when uncontrolled, can impair …

The periparturient cow undergoes a transition from non-lactating to lactating at calving. The
animal is tremendously challenged to maintain calcium homeostasis. Those that fail can …

Total blood calcium (Ca) concentration in the adult cow is maintained between 8.5 and 10.0
mg/dL (2.1 and 2.5 mmol/L). Nearly all cows will experience some degree of hypocalcemia …

The periparturient or transition period of 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after calving is
characterised by a greatly increased risk of disease. Hypocalcaemia around calving is a risk …

Milk fever is a complex metabolic disorder that occurs at the onset of lactation. Clinical
symptoms of this disease include inappetence, tetany, inhibition of urination and defecation …

The objectives were to use meta-analytic methods to determine the effects of changes in
dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) prepartum on productive performance and health of …

Most dairy cows experience some degree of hypocalcemia during the periparturient period.
There is, however, a subgroup of dairy cows that experience a breakdown in their ability to …

Data from 137 published trials involving 2,545 calvings were analyzed using random effects
normal logistic regression models to identify risk factors for clinical hypocalcemia in dairy …

Hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia are relatively common in periparturient cows. This
article reviews the etiologic factors that contribute to the development of these conditions …