[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Methods to determine body fat reserves in the dairy cow with special regard to ultrasonographic measurement of backfat thickness

UJ Schröder, R Staufenbiel - Journal of dairy science, 2006 - Elsevier
As the dairy cow uses body energy reserves in early lactation, body condition scoring has
become an integral part of dairy herd management. Several methods based on visual and …

[HTML][HTML] An interdisciplinary review of body condition scoring for dairy cattle

JM Bewley, MM Schutz - The professional animal scientist, 2008 - Elsevier
In this review, methods for assessing energy reserves, the role of assigning BCS in dairy
management, and the impact of varying BCS on animal productivity, health, and …

On the relationship between lactational performance and health: is it yield or metabolic imbalance that cause production diseases in dairy cattle? A position paper

KL Ingvartsen, RJ Dewhurst, NC Friggens - Livestock production science, 2003 - Elsevier
The objective of this review was to explore the relationship between lactational performance
and health. We focused on lactational incidence rates (LIR) of the production diseases that …

The relationship between body condition score and reproductive performance

JE Pryce, MP Coffey, G Simm - Journal of dairy science, 2001 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between measures of body
condition score collected from calving until wk 26 of lactation and reproductive measures …

[HTML][HTML] Better postpartal performance in dairy cows supplemented with rumen-protected methionine compared with choline during the peripartal period

Z Zhou, M Vailati-Riboni, E Trevisi, JK Drackley… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The onset of lactation in dairy cows is characterized by high output of methylated
compounds in milk when sources of methyl group are in short supply. Methionine and …

Effect of feeding different levels of foliage of Moringa oleifera to creole dairy cows on intake, digestibility, milk production and composition

NR Sánchez, E Spörndly, I Ledin - Livestock Science, 2006 - Elsevier
An experiment was conducted in Nicaragua to determine the effect of feeding different levels
of foliage from Moringa oleifera Lam (synonym: Moringa pterygosperma Gaertner) to dairy …

[HTML][HTML] Symposium review: Nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period

FC Cardoso, KF Kalscheur, JK Drackley - Journal of dairy science, 2020 - Elsevier
Dairy cow nutritional programs are a major determinant of the profitability of dairy farms.
Despite this, the sustainability of the dairy enterprise is beyond just cow nutrition. For almost …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of body condition score at calving on indicators of fat and protein mobilization of periparturient Holstein-Friesian cows

JAA Pires, C Delavaud, Y Faulconnier, D Pomies… - Journal of Dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective was to study the effects of body condition score (BCS) at calving on dairy
performance, indicators of fat and protein mobilization, and metabolic and hormonal profiles …

Revisiting the relationships between fat-to-protein ratio in milk and energy balance in dairy cows of different parities, and at different stages of lactation

EH Cabezas-Garcia, AW Gordon, FJ Mulligan… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Data from 840 Holstein-Friesian cows (1321 lactations) were used to
evaluate trends in fat-to-protein ratios in milk (FPR), and the use of FPR as an indicator of …

Nutritional management of the transition cow in the 21st century–a paradigm shift in thinking

JR Roche, AW Bell, TR Overton… - Animal Production …, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
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 …