Associations between prepartum urine pH and periparturient blood calcium concentrations in multiparous Holstein cows

Associations between prepartum urine pH and periparturient blood calcium concentrations in multiparous Holstein cows

IntroductionMetabolic alkalosis induced by prepartum diet cations impairs Ca homeostasis in the periparturient cow. Adding anions to prepartum diets reduces blood pH improving periparturient Ca homeostasis. Urine pH generally reflects blood pH and is practical to measure on farm. The degree to which...

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Main Authors: Jesse P. Goff, Pedro Melendez, Julian A. Bartolome, Thomas R. Overton, Brittany M. Leno, Geneva Graef, James K. Drackley, Kristen M. Glosson, Xiangfei Zhang, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Rita Couto-Serrenho, José E. P. Santos, Camilo Lopera, Roney Zimpel, Rachael M. Rodney, Ian J. Lean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
hypocalcemia
urine pH
DCAD
acidification
milk fever
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1649751/full
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