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Metabolic profile throughout lactation in primiparous Holstein cows raised in Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

G. Oikonomou ,
N. Roubies ,
G. E. Valergakis ,
G. Arsenos  and
G. Banos
G. Oikonomou*
Affiliation:
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
N. Roubies
Affiliation:
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
G. E. Valergakis
Affiliation:
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
G. Arsenos
Affiliation:
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
G. Banos
Affiliation:
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Email:goikon@vet.auth.gr
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The use of metabolic profiles is widely accepted as an assessment method of the dairy cows’ energy status (Whitaker, 2004). Three of the most reliable parameters that can be used are serum concentration of glucose, beta hydroxybutyric acid (BHB) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA). There is growing interest in the changes of these parameters during lactation (Wathes et al., 2007). The scope of this study was to record and characterise the fluctuation of serum levels of glucose, BHB and NEFA during a 305-day lactation of primiparous Holstein cows raised under commercial conditions.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 156
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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