suggesting that under conditions
of marked NEB characterized by increased
mobilization of NEFA from body reserves in puerperal
cows, blood levels of thyroid hormones are
significantly decreased, particularly in ketotic cows, i.e.
in animals diagnosed with hepatic lipidosis. This
finding has been confirmed in this study by the
significantly negative correlation between the blood
levels of T3 and NEFA, and T3 and BHB in ketotic cows.