Related Experiment Videos
Glucagon as a potential therapy for ketosis and fatty liver
1Dairy Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, USA.
The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice
|October 7, 2000
Abstract:
An experiment demonstrating the usefulness of glucagon as a treatment for fatty liver and ketosis in early-lactation dairy cows has been described. This is the first report of the ability of glucagon, or any agent, to promote clearance of lipid from livers of animals suffering hepatic lipidosis. The development and use of glucagon as a therapeutic agent for the fatty-liver complex in dairy cows may provide a powerful management tool to enhance the profitability of the high-producing dairy cow.