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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br />

CHAPTER 1 General Introduction 1<br />

CHAPTER 2 The Fabulous Destiny <strong>of</strong> Fatty Acids : A Re<strong>view</strong> 19<br />

CHAPTER 3 Aims 55<br />

CHAPTER 4<br />

<strong>Health</strong> Challenges in High Yielding Dairy Cows during The<br />

Transition Period<br />

4.1 On Farm Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Effect <strong>of</strong> Metabolic<br />

Diseases on the Shape <strong>of</strong> the Lactation Curve in<br />

Dairy Cows through the Milkbot Lactation Model<br />

4.2 The Fatty Acid Pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> Subcutaneous <strong>and</strong><br />

Abdominal Fat in Dairy Cows with Left<br />

Displacement <strong>of</strong> the Abomasum<br />

63<br />

103<br />

CHAPTER 5 Dietary Fatty Acids during the Transition Period<br />

CHAPTER 6<br />

5.1 The Effect <strong>of</strong> Marine Algae in the Ration <strong>of</strong> High<br />

Yielding Dairy Cows during Transition on<br />

Metabolic Parameters in Serum <strong>and</strong> Follicular<br />

Fluid around Parturition<br />

5.2 The Effect <strong>of</strong> Feeding Omega-6 <strong>and</strong> Omega-3<br />

Fatty Acids in Early Lactation on Blood <strong>and</strong><br />

Follicular Fluid Fatty Acid Pr<strong>of</strong>iles<br />

Milk Fat Saturation <strong>and</strong> Reproductive Performance in<br />

Dairy Cattle<br />

131<br />

163<br />

201<br />

GENERAL DISCUSSION 229<br />

SUMMARY 279<br />

SAMENVATTING 289<br />

CURRICULUM VITAE 299<br />

BIBLIOGRAPHY 303<br />

DANKWOORD 315

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