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The document discusses negative energy balance in bovines and its associated production diseases. It describes how high-yielding dairy cows often experience negative energy balance during the transition period due to mobilizing body reserves to sustain milk production. This can lead to metabolic diseases like ketosis and fat cow syndrome. The article discusses methods to diagnose these conditions like measuring body condition score, backfat thickness, and blood metabolite levels.
- Author
- Annie John
- Language
- EN