Effect of some disease stress on cow milk yield and features

Abstract

In their review, Bertoni et al. (2003) have pointed out how in dairy cows milk yield and its characteristics are markedly modified during disease stress (general consequences of any disease). This mainly depends on secretion of cytokines, which determines anorexia, endocrine changes and diversion of some nutrients toward the immune system.

Keywords

• stress disease, dairy cows, milk features, casein