β-Hydroxybutyrate, glucose, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin C concentrations in blood of dairy cows with subclinical ketosis during the early lactation.

The objective of this study was to examine the association between β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) and glucose, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and vitamin C concentrations in dairy healthy and with subclinical ketosis cows during an early lactation period. The blood from 99 healthy cows and 26 sub-clinically ketotic cows within the first two months of lactation was sampled. Serum concentration of BHBA was measured by enzymatic-rate method, glucose by...