A field trial on the effect of propylene glycol on milk yield and resolution of ketosis in fresh cows diagnosed with subclinical ketosis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6011-6020

  McArt, J A A ^a   Nydam, D V ^a   Ospina, P A ^a   Oetzel, G R ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Ketosis; Milk yield; Propylene glycol

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; KETOACIDOSIS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; TIME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; KETOSIS; LACTATION; MILK; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82155179289     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4463     Document Type: Article

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