Limit-feeding a high-energy diet to meet energy requirements in the dry period alters plasma metabolite concentrations but does not affect intake or milk production in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1067-1079

  Winkelman, L A ^a,c   Elsasser, T H ^b   Reynolds, C K ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry period; Energy balance; Limit feeding; Transition

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; MILK PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 40649108575     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0434     Document Type: Article

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