Ever wonder how much constituents in milk change throughout the day? Does it matter what time of day we test cows? In our quest to monitor individual cow health in early lactation, we’ve investigated differences in diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early lactation cows with and without hyperketonemia. This work was led by McArt Dairy Cow Lab graduate student, Claira Seely, and recently published in Animal. With our continued focus on measuring constituents in milk to identify cow health, our collaborations with Dr. Dave Barbano in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University are providing excited results – stay tuned for more! Click on the image below for open access to the publication!
