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Abstract:Ruminants are those animals, who perform rumination or regurgitation of food. In every feed, nutrients are contained in the form of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins. Being a trace nutrient component, sometime livestock owner avoids to supplement the animal feed with these substances. Since ruminants possess rumen and ruminal microorganisms are capable of synthesizing w ...

During the perinatal period (within three weeks postpartum), dairy cows are in a state of negative energy balance, with fat tissue breaking down and a large amount of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) flowing into the liver. Moderate lipolysis and a moderate release of NEFA are beneficial for cows to successfully cope with negative energy balance, but excessive lipolysis leads to high concentratio ...