Ketosis Within the Cow
Ketosis has become the most significant metabolic disease of dairy cattle in the US, surpassing ruminal acidosis and milk fever in the 1990s. While incidence in a given herd is difficult to estimate without regular surveillance and testing, some 30% of all dairy cows are affected at some point in their early lactation. Yet only 3% of cows show any clinical signs, are diagnosed and treated. It is a disease that begins in dry cows and shows up in fresh cows when they suddenly require and use lots of energy. Continue reading
