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Cobalt and Vitamin B12 in Dairy Cattle Nutrition: Requirements, Functions, and Interactions

Siregar M, Salas-Solis G, Faciola AP 2025 Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Abstract

Minerals are essential for ruminant health, productivity, and metabolic function, with trace minerals playing critical roles at narrow dietary margins. Cobalt (Co) is essential as it supports ruminal microbial synthesis of vitamin B12 (cobalamin), which acts as a crucial cofactor in energy and protein metabolism. This…

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Species involved

Dairy cow

Keywords

Energy metabolismDairy cowsCobalaminPropionate MetabolismRuminal MicrobiomeTrace-minerals

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