Dr. Jim Drackley and Dr. Phil Cardoso of the University of Illinois discuss a symposium review on nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period.

Links to papers mentioned in this episode

Symposium review: Nutrition strategies for improved health, production, and fertility during the transition period. FREE version until July 02, 2020 (Note: if the link doesn't work, try turning off ad blocking):
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1b3IT50bFT94%7E

Cardoso 2013, Prepartum nutritional strategy affects reproductive performance in dairy cows:
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-6759
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23810594

Boisclair, Prepartum dietary energy intake affects metabolism and health during the periparturient period in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030211000932
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-3303

Trevor, Effects of wheat straw chop length in high-straw dry cow diets on intake, health, and performance of dairy cows across the transition period:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030219309324
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17033