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Transition Period in Dairy Cows: Monitoring, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

The transition period represents the most critical time, with excessive metabolic stresses, endocrine changes, and impaired immune function. Monitoring dairy cows during the first 15 days in milk (DIM) is necessary for early prediction and intervention with any disease biomarkers during the subclinical stage. Several metabolic disorders have been recorded during the transition time such as, clinical hypocalcemia, subclinical hypocalcemia (SCH), clinical ketosis, subclinical ketosis (hyperketonemia), and fatty liver. The incidence of clinical metabolic disorders has been decreased with the improvement in dietary management of cations and anions during periparturient time, as well as a deeper understanding of transition period physiology. Traditionally, metabolic profile tests, Urine pH, and changes in BCS were used to monitor the transition cows. Inclusive, automated precision technology records any changes in activity and rumination time and alerts dairy staff to potential health issues in dairy herds. Additionally, metabolomics approaches aim to identify any predictive biomarkers for dairy cows suffering from metabolic disorders. Liver activity index (LAI) has been used as a predictor in dairy herds to evaluate the severity of inflammation around periparturient time.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.299502.2196

Keywords

dairy cows, hypocalcemia, transition period, ketosis, precision technology

Authors

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Mahmoud

Last Name

Emam

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H

Affiliation

Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Zagazig university, Zagazig, Egypt

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mh5378721@gmail.com

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0000-0002-9551-8413

First Name

Sobhy

Last Name

Elmaghawry

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Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig , Egypt

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dr.sobhielmaghawry@gmail.com

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Zagazig

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelaal

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M

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Animal Medicine Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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abdelaal79@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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-2

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2024-06-26

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2024-08-26

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1

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11

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1110-0222

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2357-089X

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376,202

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329

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Transition Period in Dairy Cows: Monitoring, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

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Created At

23 Dec 2024