Serum Fatty Acid and 3-hydroxybutyrate Concentrations Depend on the Sample Time Related to the First Feed Intake in Dairy Cows

Authors

  • G. F. Quiroz-Rocha Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El
  • S. LeBlanc Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El
  • T. Duffield Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El
  • R. D. Wood Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El
  • K. E. Leslie Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El
  • R. M. Jacobs Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NlG 2El

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20064682

Keywords:

dairy cows, blood testing, fatty acids, BHB

Abstract

When sampling cows to monitoring NEB in the peripartum, there is twice the probability of detecting animals with values ~0.4 mmol/L if they are sampled one hour before the first feed offer.

Cover image of the 39th Conference Proceedings: Three calves lying down in a pasture next to a white fence. Behind them, a rainbow spans over the distant hills. Yellow background.

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Published

2020-02-11

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2006

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