The transition from pregnancy to lactation (ie the transition period) is a time of significant
metabolic challenge, with a several-fold increase in a cow's requirement for energy, protein …

Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary gland) commonly occurs in dairy cattle during the
periparturient period (transition period), in which dairy cattle experience physiological and …

Late pregnancy is one of the most critical stressed periods of reproductive lives of ewes that
can effectively affect the whole animal subsequent productive life. Propolis is considered as …

A large body of work has been conducted to elucidate the link between the loss of viability,
sensitivity to pro-inflammatory mediators and the impairment of antimicrobial functions …

The physiology of the dairy cow while transitioning from pregnancy to lactation is complex,
with multifactorial processes studied extensively for the role they play in manifestation of …

Bovine neutrophils have similarities to those of other species with respect to mechanisms of
their activation and migration into tissue, modulation of immune responses and the balance …

Homeorhetic mechanisms assist dairy cows in the transition from pregnancy to lactation.
Less successful cows develop severe negative energy balance (NEB), placing them at risk …

Periparturient dairy cows undergo major physiological and metabolic changes as well as
immunosuppression, associated with decrease in plasma concentrations of various minerals …

Background Ketosis in dairy cows is associated with body fat mobilization during the
peripartal period. Sub-clinical and clinical ketosis arise more frequently in cows that are …

Neutrophils represent the first line of innate immunity and are the most prominent line of
cellular defence against invading microorganisms. On stimulation, they can quickly move …