Feeding a higher forage diet prepartum decreases incidences of subclinical ketosis in transition dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 886-894

  Vickers, L A ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Veira, D M ^b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High forage; Subclinical ketosis; Transition cow; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; KETOACIDOSIS; LACTATION; MILK; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; KETOSIS; LACTATION; MILK; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882716718     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4349     Document Type: Article

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