Title

Impact of essential oil feed supplementation during transition period on health and metabolic parameters in dairy cows

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2026

Volume

Vol. 29

Issue

No. 1

Authors

Antanaitis, R. ; Džermeikaitė, K. ; Krištolaitytė, J. ; Rutkauskas, A. ; Stankevičius, R. ; Rekešiūtė, A. ; Vilkonienė, T. ; Tolkačiovaitė, K. ; Arlauskaitė, S. ; Girdauskaitė, A. ; Autukaitė, J.

Affiliation

Antanaitis, R. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Džermeikaitė, K. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Krištolaitytė, J. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Rutkauskas, A. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Stankevičius, R. : Department of Animal Nutrition, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Rekešiūtė, A. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Vilkonienė, T. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Tolkačiovaitė, K. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Arlauskaitė, S. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Girdauskaitė, A. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania ; Autukaitė, J. : Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania

Keywords

bovine nutrition ; dairy cattle ; metabolic profile ; milk yield

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

81–90

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

17.03.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2026.158506