Maternal ketosis and offspring gut microbiome
The physiological consequences and risks that cows undergo during subclinical and clinical ketosis soon after calving are well understood. However, how physiological adaptations prepartum leading to postpartal ketosis can affect the offspring are less understood. Therefore, in this study, we evaluate maternal physiological conditions leading to ketosis postpartum in dairy cows on offspring's growth and development, metabolism, immune response, and gut microbiome.