The Research Column

Discipline: genomics; Keywords: biomarker, health, metabolic stability, immune response, energy balance. 

 Discipline: supplementation; Key words: calving transition, dietary starch, Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, rumen fermentation.

Discipline: genetics; Key words: BTA18, somatic cell score, metritis, insulin-like growth factor-I 

Discipline: contamination; Key words: milk powders, spoilage bacteria, heat treatment, microbial survival, quality assurance, reconstituted milk. 

Discipline: calf rearing; Keywords: calf, chromium-methionine, insulin sensitivity, starch source. 

Discipline: dairy & health; Keywords: Synbiotic fermented milk, probiotics, prebiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus, antidiabetic potential, antimicrobial activity.

Discipline: terminology; Keywords: dairy, culling, turnover rate

Discipline: yogurt; Keywords: yogurt acid whey, ingredient, salad dressing, quality. 

Discipline: environment; Keywords: methane production, climate change, heritability, genetic correlation. 

Hypocalcaemia, which may lead to parturient paresis or milk fever, is a common post-calving metabolic condition in dairy cows, which negatively affects health and production. To prevent the condition, intravenous calcium (Ca) infusions are sometimes introduced at calving to prevent or mitigate the effect of hypocalcaemia in multi-lactation cows.