Periparturient Diseases of Dairy Cows

Prof. Dr. Burim N. Ametaj Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science 4-10G Agricultural/Forestry Centre University of Alberta Edmonton Canada T6G 2P5

Introduction.- A. Application of systems biology approach in diagnosis of periparturient disease.- 1. Metritis and fertility in transition dairy cows.- 2. Mastitis in transition dairy cows.- 3. Lameness and laminitis in transition dairy cows.- 4. Fatty liver in transition dairy cows.- 5. Milk fever in transition dairy cows.- 6. Displaced abomasum in transition dairy cow.- B. Application of systems biology approach in identification of screening biomarkers of diseases in transition dairy cows.- 7. Metritis and fertility in transition dairy cows.- 8. Mastitis in transition dairy cows.- 9. Lameness and laminitis in transition dairy cows.- 10. Fatty liver in transition dairy cows.- 11. Milk fever in transition dairy cows.- 12. Displaced abomasum in transition dairy cow.

“The intended audience is animal science and veterinary science students and faculty studying periparturient diseases. … This book provides an introduction to omics -- genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics. It also describes a paradigm shift from looking at diseases at an individual component level, such as a calcium deficiency, to a systems-based approach, such as the transition cow pathobiology. … This book is most suitably used as an adjunct to postgraduate studies.” (Tessa Marshall, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)