Dietary RUFAL and milk fat depression
How much dietary fat is too much? The general rule of thumb would be a 6% maximum, but the number is not as nearly as important as the...
Cows pregnant with a daughter produce more milk
Using 2.39 million lactation records from 1.49 million dairy cows, the research team from Harvard University (Dr. Katie Hinde) and Kansas...
Ruminal bacterial community displays substantial host specificity
We are walking ecosystems, each of us are home to thousands of different species on and inside of us. The crosstalk between the host and...
Do lame cows lead to thin cows or thin cows lead to lame cows?
In a recent Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, Dr. Mike Hutjens from the University of Illinois did an excellent presentation “Feed for hoof...
Daughters of heat-stressed dams have decreased productivity
Recent research from Dr. Geoffrey Dahl at the University of Florida reported that heat-stressed dry cows lost milk in her subsequent...
Using hepatic oxidation theory to optimize transition cow diets
Kai Yuan & Stephen Emanuele-Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc. Introduction The transition period of the dairy cow can be associated with a high...
Managing complexity: Dealing with systemic crosstalk in bovine physiology.
By Barry Bradford, Kai Yuan, Caroline Yliojia Published by Journal of Dairy Science. 2016 Jun;99(6):4983-96. Abstract Dairy producers...
Nutrition and immunity: Odd couple underlying animal health
By Barry Bradford & Kai Yuan Published by Progressive Dairyman 2014 August While doing some digging for an undergraduate nutrition course...
Invited review: Inflammation during the transition to lactation: New adventures with an old flame.
Published by Journal of Dairy Science. 2015 Oct;98(10):6631-50. Abstract For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent...
Inflammation in the transition dairy cow: adaptation or pathology?
By Barry Bradford & Kai Yuan Introduction Recent research in dairy cattle has highlighted the role of systemic inflammation in infectious...
