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  • Title: Changes in blood glucose, nonesterified fatty acids, and ketones in response to weaning and feed intake in young calves.
    Author: Quigley JD, Caldwell LA, Sinks GD, Heitmann RN.
    Journal: J Dairy Sci; 1991 Jan; 74(1):250-7. PubMed ID: 2030170.
    Abstract:
    Effects of weaning age on blood glucose, ketones, and nonesterified fatty acids were examined using 16 Holstein heifer calves. Animals entered the study at 6 +/- 3.5 d of age and were fed 1.8 kg of milk twice daily to 28 (early weaning) or 56 d (late weaning) and a commercial pelleted calf starter from 0 (early) or 28 d (late). Blood was sampled once weekly for 14 wk and analyzed for beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate. Plasma was analyzed for glucose and nonesterified fatty acids. Blood beta-hydroxybutyrate increased with increasing grain intake and was greater during wk 0 to 4 and 5 to 8 in calves weaned early than in those weaned late. Blood acetoacetate followed trends similar to beta-hydroxybutyrate and averaged 23.8 and 16.1 microM in calves weaned early and late, respectively. Plasma glucose and nonesterified fatty acids declined with age and were lower during 5 to 8 wk in calves weaned early. Data suggest that ketone concentrations resulted from alimentary ketogenesis, which increased rapidly after weaning.
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