The selected NPs (NP2 and NP6) were spherical in shape and possessed suitable PS (392.02 nm and 190.51 nm) and PDI (0.17 and 0.18), high magnitude of ZP (-30.43 mV and -33.62 mV), high EE% (79.24% and 91.72%), low Q

(10.96% and 16.65%) and P

(17.39% and 21.05%) and promising Q

(58.23% and 71.20%) and P

(53.31% and 65.01%),…[Read more]

A whole blood stimulation assay was used to investigate the effects of parity, number of weeks after calving and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria on the ex vivo TNF-α responsiveness of Danish Holstein-Friesian cows of first to third lactation (n = 28). Blood samples were collected in weeks 2, 3, 5 and 8 after parturition and stimulated…[Read more]