The body condition score (BCS) of a dairy cow is an assessment of the proportion of body fat
that it possesses, and it is recognized by animal scientists and producers as being an …

From 1917 to 2017, dairy grazing systems have evolved from uncontrolled grazing of
unimproved pastures by dual-purpose dairy-beef breeds to an intensive system with a high …

The objectives were to characterize the prevalence of periparturient diseases and their
effects on reproductive performance of dairy cows in seasonal grazing farms. A total of 957 …

The establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in lactating dairy cows is a complex
biological event that is influenced by a multitude of factors, from the reproductive biology of …

The transition from pregnancy to lactation (ie the transition period) is a time of significant
metabolic challenge, with a several-fold increase in a cow's requirement for energy, protein …

Coordinated changes in energy metabolism develop to support gestation and lactation in
the periparturient dairy cow. Maternal physiology involves the partitioning of nutrients (ie …

Milk production of dairy cows has increased markedly during recent decades and continues
to increase further. The evolutionarily conserved direction of nutrients to the mammary gland …

The transition period is defined as the 6–8 weeks encompassing late pregnancy and early
lactation, involving coordinated changes across multiple tissues and an enormous increase …

Mammalian species carry~ 100 loss-of-function variants per individual,, where~ 1–5 of these
impact essential genes and cause embryonic lethality or severe disease when homozygous …

In pasture-based dairy systems, supplementary feeds are used to increase dry matter intake
and milk production. Historically, supplementation involved the provision of the same …