Article
Predictive ability of host genetics and rumen microbiome for subclinical ketosis.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2020
Gebreyesus Grum, Difford Gareth F, Buitenhuis Bart, Lassen Jan, Noel Samantha Joan, Højberg Ole, Plichta Damian R, Zhu Zhigang, Poulsen Nina A, Sundekilde Ulrik K, Løvendahl Peter, Sahana Goutam
Abstract excerpt
Subclinical metabolic disorders such as ketosis cause substantial economic losses for dairy farmers in addition to the serious welfare issues they pose for dairy cows. Major hurdles in genetic improvement against metabolic disorders such as ketosis include difficulties in large-scale phenotype recording and low heritability of traits. Milk concentrations of ketone bodies, such as acetone and β-hydroxybutyric acid...
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