Ruminal acidosis in beef cattle: The current microbiological and nutritional outlook

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue S, 2007, Pages E17-E38

  Nagaraja, T G ^a   Titgemeyer, E C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Cattle; Organic acid; Ruminal microbe

Indexed keywords

BOS;

LACTIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; RUMEN;

EID: 34250817064     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-478     Document Type: Article

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