Dairy cows undergo various transition periods throughout their productive life, which are
associated with periods of increased metabolic and infectious disease susceptibility. Redox …

The cumulative evidence that perinatal events have long-lasting ripple effects through the
life of livestock animals should impact future nutritional and management recommendations …

Metabolic stress in periparturient dairy cows is characterized by excessive lipid mobilization,
inflammation, and oxidative stress that is associated with immune dysfunction. Thus …

Dairy cattle undergo dramatic metabolic, endocrine, physiologic and immune changes
during the peripartal period largely due to combined increases in energy requirements for …

Organic trace mineral (ORG) supplementation to dairy cows in substitution of sulfate (INO)
sources has been associated with improvement in immune function during stressful states …

The objective was to evaluate the effect of supplementing saturated or unsaturated fatty
acids (FA) during late gestation of cows and during the preweaning period of calves on …

Background Pregnancy and early life are critical periods of plasticity during which the fetus
and neonate may be influenced by environmental factors such as nutrition. Maternal …

Nutrigenomics in dairy cows is a relatively new area of research. It is defined as the study of
the genomewide influences of nutrition altering the expression of genes. Dietary compounds …

An important mechanism of nutritional “programming” induced by supplementation with
methyl donors during pregnancy is the alteration of mRNA abundance in the offspring. We …

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 …