Early successful conception of postpartum dairy cows is crucial in determining the optimum
reproductive efficiency and profitability in modern dairy farming. Due to the inherent high …

Colostrum is a rich source of nutritional and non-nutritional components and is recognized
as essential to transfer passive immunity to newborn calves. Because of the individual and …

The objectives were to use meta-analytic methods to determine the effects of changes in
dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) prepartum on productive performance and health of …

Prepartum diets influence cow performance for weeks to months postpartum. This
observation leads to questions about milk yield and physiological and health responses to …

The objective was to determine if the reduction in dry matter (DM) intake of acidogenic diets
is mediated by inclusion of acidogenic products, content of salts containing Cl, or changes in …

The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the association of management-
related factors in dry cows and colostrum quantity and quality in Holstein cows on a large …

Simple Summary Mineral metabolism is altered with the onset of lactation, and a reduction in
concentrations of calcium (Ca) in blood, particularly when it persists for days, is associated …

Colostrum yield and quality are influenced by prepartum nutrition and the metabolic status of
the cow; however, data considering these associations on multiple dairy farms are limited …

The periparturient period is characterized by the increased demand for calcium (Ca) in dairy
cows. This has resulted in the use of several different prepartal nutritional strategies to …

The objectives of this retrospective observational study were to investigate the association
between BCS at 21 d before calving with prepartum and postpartum DMI, energy balance …