Yan Huang, Bihong Zhang, John Mauck, Juan J Loor, Bo Wei, Bingyu Shen, Yazhou Wang, Chenxu Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Jianguo Wang
Ketosis, a commonly observed energy metabolism disorder in dairy cows during the peripartal period, is distinguished by increased concentrations of β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) in blood. This condition has a negative impact on milk production and quality, causing financial losses. An untargeted metabolomics approach was performed on plasma samples from cows between 5 and 7 DIM diagnosed as controls (CON, BHB <1.2 mM, n = 30), subclinically ketotic (SCK, 1.2 < BHB <3.0 mM, n = 30), or clinically ketotic (CK, BHB >3...
April 10, 2024: Journal of Dairy Science