Fertility and the transition dairy cow

JR Roche, CR Burke, MA Crookenden… - Reproduction …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
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 …

Significance of insulin resistance and oxidative stress in dairy cattle with subclinical ketosis during the transition period

M Youssef, M El-Ashker - Tropical animal health and production, 2017 - Springer
Health problems occurring during the transition period in dairy cattle are of utmost
importance as they can decrease the animal's reproductive performance and favor the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of precalving body condition score and prepartum feeding level on production, reproduction, and health parameters in pasture-based transition dairy …

JR Roche, S Meier, A Heiser, MD Mitchell… - Journal of Dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Precalving feeding level alters postcalving energy balance, dry matter intake, the liver and
adipose tissue transcriptome, hepatic lipidosis, and the risk of metabolic diseases in both …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal profiles describing markers of inflammation and metabolism during the transition period of pasture-based, seasonal-calving dairy cows

OK Spaans, B Kuhn-Sherlock, A Hickey… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study and functional analyses for clinical and subclinical ketosis in Holstein cattle

RAN Soares, G Vargas, T Duffield, F Schenkel… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ketosis is one of the most frequent metabolic diseases in high-yielding dairy cows and is
characterized by high concentrations of ketone bodies in blood, urine, and milk, causing …

[HTML][HTML] Parturition in dairy cows temporarily alters the expression of genes in circulating neutrophils

MA Crookenden, A Heiser, A Murray… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Extensive metabolic and physiologic changes occur during the peripartum, concurrent with a
high incidence of infectious disease. Immune dysfunction is a likely contributor to the …

Immune status during postpartum, peri-implantation and early pregnancy in cattle: An updated view

MML Velázquez, MB Peralta, E Angeli, AF Stassi… - Animal reproduction …, 2019 - Elsevier
Throughout the estrous cycle the mammalian endometrium undergoes morphological and
functional changes that are essential for the establishment of pregnancy and proper ovarian …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to gain body condition score in pasture-based dairy cows during late lactation and the far-off nonlactating period and their interaction with close-up …

JR Roche, A Heiser, MD Mitchell, MA Crookenden… - Journal of dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
In pasture-based systems, cows are generally thinner at the end of lactation than cows fed
total mixed rations and, as a result, over-feeding of metabolizable energy (ME) during the far …

Common and differential dynamics of the function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells between Holstein and Jersey cows in heat-stress environment

ET Kim, SS Joo, DH Kim, BH Gu, DS Park, MA Rahman… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Seasonal change, particularly changing to hot and humid season, has a
negative effect on dairy cows in various ways, including productivity, reproduction …

[HTML][HTML] Proteins from circulating exosomes represent metabolic state in transition dairy cows

MA Crookenden, CG Walker, H Peiris, Y Koh… - Journal of Dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomarkers that identify prepathological disease could enhance preventive management,
improve animal health and productivity, and reduce costs. Circulating extracellular vesicles …