Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 18-22.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2020.01.004

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Application of Metabolomics Technology in Studies of Productive Diseases in Dairy Cows

WEI Ren-yue, ZHENG Jia-san   

  1. Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
  • Received:2019-08-31 Online:2020-01-30 Published:2020-03-05

Abstract: Metabolites are the ultimate executor of life activities after gene transcription and translation into proteins. Therefore, changes in metabolites can directly reflect the variations in various life activities in the body. Using metabolomics technology can clearly and intuitively detect the changes in the body's metabolites. Productive diseases in dairy cows have been the clinically significant diseases in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine industry. The occurrence of productive diseases in dairy cows will directly or indirectly lead to a decline in the production performance of dairy cows and bring economic losses to the breeding industry. The application of metabolomics technology can help to more comprehensively understand the occurrence and development of diseases, accurately detect the substances and metabolic pathways involved in disease occurrence, and enable veterinarians to carry out targeted prevention, control and treatment of diseases. In this paper, the application of metabolomics technology in the researches of dairy cow's productive diseases is reviewed, in hoping to provide insight into the prevention and control of these diseases in dairy farms in the future.

Key words: metabonomics, dairy cows, nutritional and metabolic diseases, reproductive disorders, foot and limb diseases

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