Energy status

GLUCOSE
  • Indicator of energy sufficiency in lactating and late pregnant animals
  • Glucose has a fairly a precise homeostatic control and marginally low values are unreliable
  • Lower in early lactation and winter months
  • An index of adequacy of energy intake
  • Decrease at the time of milk secretion
  • Influenced by chemical nature of carbohydrate, physical form of feed & roughage content of ration.
  • Stress, excitement, low environment temperature and corticosteroids increase the glucose level
  • Low blood glucose produces ketosis and is responsible for poor conception rate
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