title: Diagnostic considerations for evaluating nutritional problems in cattle.
abstract: The advances in testing methodology and in our understanding of the normal nutritional physiology of cattle have given veterinarians valuable tools to assess the nutritional status of cattle. By taking a representative number of appropriate samples, it is now relatively easy and inexpensive to determine the nutritional status of an individual or a group of animals. Also, the effectiveness of supplementation programs can be measured over time as part of an overall preventive medicine program.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medicine Extension, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. jmaas@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maas
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D009752:Nutritional Status