Integrated Metabolomics Study of the Milk of Heat-stressed Lactating Dairy Cows.
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SUBMITTER: Tian H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4822173 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
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Integrated Metabolomics Study of the Milk of Heat-stressed Lactating Dairy Cows.
Tian He H Zheng Nan N Wang Weiyu W Cheng Jianbo J Li Songli S Zhang Yangdong Y Wang Jiaqi J
Scientific reports 20160406
Heat stress (HS) damages the global dairy industry by reducing milk yields and quality, harming health, and damaging the reproduction of dairy cows, causing huge economic losses each year. However, an understanding of the physiological mechanism of HS lactating dairy cows remains elusive. Here, a metabolomics study using LC-MS and (1)H NMR spectroscopy was performed to analyze the metabolomic differences in the milk between HS-free and HS dairy cows, and discover diagnostic biomarkers and change ...[more]
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