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- Title
Detection of Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows.
- Authors
Zhigang Zhang; Guowen Liu; Hongbin Wang; Xiaobing Li; Zhe Wang
- Abstract
Ketosis is a common metabolic disorder frequently observed in dairy cows during the early lactation period. It is characterized by increased levels of ketone bodies in the blood, urine, and milk. Subclinical ketosis (SCK) in dairy cattle is an excess level of circulating ketone bodies in the absence of clinical signs of ketosis. Usually, detection of SCK is carried out by testing the ketone concentrations in blood, urine, and milk. Here, This review overview the detection methods for SCK in dairy cows, including cowside and laboratory tests.
- Subjects
ACETONEMIA; CLINICAL pathology; METABOLIC disorders in animals; SYMPTOMS; BLOOD testing; URINALYSIS; KETONES; CATTLE
- Publication
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 2, p156
- ISSN
0253-8318
- Publication type
Article