Long-term effects of postpartum clinical disease on milk production, reproduction, and culling of dairy cows

Long-term effects of postpartum clinical disease on milk production, reproduction, and culling of dairy cows

By M.R. Carvalho, F. Peñagaricano, J.E.P. Santos, T.J. DeVries, B.W. McBride, E.S. Ribeiro

Published on 20/09/2019

Read more about how researchers evaluated 7,500 lactating cows to evaluate the long-term effects of disease during the early postpartum period. Results show disease during the first 21 days in milk (DIM) has long-term effects on lactation performance, reproduction, and culling of dairy cows, which contribute to detrimental consequences of health problems on the sustainability of dairy herds.