Inflammation, energy, and milk production
Published: February 3, 2016
Summary
Dairy producers along with their herd nutritionists and veterinarians are keenly aware that there is a cost to a cow’s performance when she is under stress. The dairy cow is especially at risk for health problems around calving. During this time she is susceptible to physiological, metabolic, and infectious diseases. Changes to the cow’s immune system, with an accompanying inflammator...
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3 de febrero de 2016
What quantity of dry mater is required by a dairy cow?
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3 de febrero de 2016
This is a very useful article for a Herd Vet .The presentation will help the Vet to take due precautions to prevent NEB and improve production and profitability.
Dr.S.S.Chousalkar. Mumbai, India.
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4 de febrero de 2016
Mr. Leahy,
thanks for this very informative article. Helps to understand the (oftten) dramatic effects of metabolic stress and (sub-clinical) inflammation in dairy callte, on the early post-partum period, but also under other conditions resulting in a systemic inflammatory response, such as during prolonged heat-stress. The figure 1 ( Espositio 2014) is very informative, as well as the glucose calculations you present.
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Aart J. Mul
BDFI, The Netherlands.
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