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Filtering by: Creator Duncan, Jennifer S. Subject Dairy cattle -- Physiology

The role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in the periparturient and ketotic dairy cow

Creator:

Duncan, Jennifer S.

Abstract:

Although the occurrence of ketosis is a postpartum phenomenon, recent studies have focused on the prepartum period as key in the development of the disorder. Indicators of prepartum energy status, such as depressed dry matter intake (DMI) and elevated plasma non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations have been associated with the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis