Abstract Data used in these studies were part of another project described by Parsons et al. (2021). These evaluated heifer post-weaning intake classification on performance measurements two-, five- and eight-year-old lactating or non-lactating Angus females. We analyzed production data 57 pregnant, (Study 1) 54 lactating, non-pregnant 2) Heifer was calculated over 80 test days following weanin...

A 6-year-old lactating Holstein cow with a history of repeat breeding syndrome (failed to conceive afterthree artificial inseminations (AI) with fertile semen) was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of theSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University. According to the history, neither abnormal clinical signs,nor uterine discharge had been observed subsequent to AI. The cow had show...

Direct reproductive traits as they are currently measured tend to be low in heritability, making the environment a beef female is produced in key to reproductive success. Large cow size and high milk production translate into increased energy and protein requirements for the cow, even when not lactating. The increased nutrient requirements can significantly limit the carrying capacity of any fa...

We aimed to produce intrinsically L-[1-(13)C]phenylalanine labeled milk and beef for subsequent use in human nutrition research. The collection of the various organ tissues after slaughter allowed for us to gain insight into the dynamics of tissue protein turnover in vivo in a lactating dairy cow. One lactating dairy cow received a constant infusion of L-[1-(13)C]phenylalanine (450 µmol/min) fo...

Female ruminants are susceptible to spontaneous ketosis arising at times of high productive demand. The dairy cow is most susceptible during the first 7 weeks of lactation, whereas the ewe is susceptible, particularly when multifoetate, during the last month of pregnancy. The disorder is characterized by signs of carbohydrate insufficiency and adipose-tissue mobilization. Those of carbohydrate ...

The possibility that butyrate may be glucogenic in ruminants has been suggested by several experimental studies. Intravenous injection of butyrate in sheep was followed by increased concentrations of blood sugar (1) and, in lambs, it was found that butyrate was more effective than propionate for alleviating insulin-induced hypoglycemia (2) ; acetate injection did not have a similar effect in ei...

1. Four parameters of insulin metabolism were compared in catheterized lactating and non-lactating Friesian x Ayrshire dairy cows. 2. The four parameters, i.e. arterial and portal-venous concentrations of insulin, and pancreatic output and hepatic uptake of insulin, were approx. 2-, 3-, 3- and 5-fold higher respectively in the non-lactating cows than in the lactating cows in the normal fed sta...

1. This document is DS19, one of a series of the Animal Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date March 1988. Reviewed June 2003. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. B. Harris, Jr., extension dairy specialist, Dairy Science Department, Cooperative Extension Service,...