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Alpha-tocopherol is a potential diagnostic indicator of metabolic diseases in early lactation dairy cows, α-tocopherol is a potential diagnostic indicator of metabolic diseases in early lactation dairy cows

Creator:

Qu, Yang

Abstract:

Milk fever (MF), retained placenta (RP), and left displaced abomasum (LDA) are three common and costly metabolic diseases in cows during the first days of lactation. Some studies suggest that circulating concentrations of α-tocopherol (ATOC) are decreased by these three diseases. It is, however, unknown if and how long lower...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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, feed efficiency, or disease, or the total mixed ration (TMR) is low in vitamin E, greater amounts of