Use of the liver activity index and other metabolic variables in the assessment of metabolic health in dairy herds

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 413-431

  Bertoni, Giuseppe ^a   Trevisi, Erminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Inflammation; Liver functionality; Metabolic profile; Sampling standardization; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLIC DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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EID: 84879785957     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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