Effects of Inflammatory Conditions on Liver Activity in Puerperium Period and Consequences for Performance in Dairy Cows

Plasma indices of negative acute phase proteins (albumin, retinol, and total cholesterol) observed in the first month of lactation in the cows within upper (UP), intermediate upper (INUP), intermediate lower (INLO), and lower (LO) quartiles of liver activity index (LAI). ^a-cFor each blood parameter, a significant (P<0.05) difference between groups at the same DIM is shown by different letters.

Pattern of haptoglobin (positive acute phase protein) and bilirubin (index of hepatic bilirubin clearance) observed during the first month of lactation in cows within upper (UP), intermediate upper (INUP), intermediate lower (INLO), and lower (LO) quartiles of liver activity index (LAI). ^a-cFor each blood parameter, a significant (P<0.05) difference between groups at the same DIM is shown by different letters.