Does treatment with dextrose help ketotic cows?

In this new work from the McArt Dairy Cow Lab, and the *first* first author publication from Dr. Michael Capel (a private practicing veterinarian and research collaborator), we investigated ketosis treatment protocols in a large randomized field trial. Does treatment of hyperketonemic cows with a combination of dextrose and propylene glycol improve health and production outcomes over treatment with propylene glycol alone? Click on the link below to find out! This article is newly in press at the Journal of Dairy Science, and you can access and download the article for free until January 30th by clicking on the picture below. A big congrats to Dr. Capel for his efforts through the writing and publication process with statistical help and expertise from Dr. Kathryn Bach.

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