Metabolic profile tests in high yielding normal cows and in cows suffering from abomasal displacement

Authors

  • F. DeCupere Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases of Large Animals, Casinoplein 24, 9000 Gent - Belgium
  • E. Muylle Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases of Large Animals, Casinoplein 24, 9000 Gent - Belgium
  • C. Van Den Hende Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases of Large Animals, Casinoplein 24, 9000 Gent - Belgium
  • W. Oyaert Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases of Large Animals, Casinoplein 24, 9000 Gent - Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1991no26p129-130

Keywords:

Abomasum, cattle diseases, Digestive system diseases, Metabolic disorders

Abstract

In high yielding dairy cows, the determination of the ketone bodies in blood and urine for evaluation of the energy state, is not always a reliable method, though it can be helpful in dairy herd health management. Determination of Ca and Mg may also be a guide for eventual supplementation in pre- and post-partum diet. Cows suffering from abomasal dislocation were found to be in a state of insulin resistance of which the causes need further investigation.

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Published

1991-09-01

Issue

No. 26 (1991 September)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Metabolic profile tests in high yielding normal cows and in cows suffering from abomasal displacement. (1991). The Bovine Practitioner, 1991(26), 129-130. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1991no26p129-130

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