Metabolic changes in dairy cows induced by oral, low-dose interferon-alpha treatment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3020-3029

  Trevisi, E ^a   Amadori, M ^b   Bakudila, A M ^a   Bertoni, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Inflammatory response; Interferon alpha; Lymphocyte; Rumen; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LACTATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MILK; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SECRETION; STOMACH JUICE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYTOKINES; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LACTATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MILK; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70249083060     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1178     Document Type: Article

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