Subclinical ketosis risk prediction in dairy cows based on prepartum metabolic indices
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online); 73 (1), 2021
Ketosis can seriously impair cow performance. This study detected changes in prepartum blood metabolic parameters for predicting postpartum ketosis occurrence in dairy cows. Body condition score (BCS) was assessed before and after delivery. Blood samples of 63 cows were collected from 10 days before calv...