Explore
Communities in English
Advertise on Engormix

Dietary Carbohydrates In Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows

Published: July 11, 2014
Summary
Rumen acidosis results from an excessive acid load in the rumen not neutralized by salivary or feed buffers. Changes in physiology, metabolism, and behavior of heat-stressed cows increase their susceptibility to both sub-acute (SARA) and acute acidosis. Mishra et al. (1970) observed lower rumen pH when cows were fed 65% forage diets under warm, humid conditions (pH 6.1; 84.9F; 85% RH) compared to...
Related topics:
Authors:
Alvaro Garcia
South Dakota State University
Fernando Diaz, DVM, PhD
South Dakota State University
Recommend
Comment
Share
Yusuf Ziya Cakir
14 de julio de 2014
Thanks Mr Garcia and Mr Royon for the very beneficial article. I think ve generally ignore the quality of forage while we concetrate on concentrate feed
Recommend
Reply
Hilmar Gerhardt
DSM-Firmenich
29 de septiembre de 2014

What about Alfalfa and the digestability of leguminoses? Do you have experience in this area? I think we have less information in the field of heat production in digestion. Thanks for this article

Recommend
Reply
1
Profile picture
Would you like to discuss another topic? Create a new post to engage with experts in the community.
Join Engormix and be part of the largest agribusiness social network in the world.