Lipid and lipoprotein profile changes in dairy cows in response to late pregnancy and the early postpartum period

In dairy cows the peripartum period involves endocrine and metabolic changes to compensate for the increased energy requirement aggravated by reduced feed intake. Cows adjust to the resulting negative energy balance with the mobilization of lipids from adipose tissue that, if excessive, could lead t...

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Main Authors: F. Arfuso, F. Fazio, M. Levanti, M. Rizzo, S. Di Pietro, E. Giudice, G. Piccione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Archives Animal Breeding
Online Access:http://www.arch-anim-breed.net/59/429/2016/aab-59-429-2016.pdf