The definition of acidosis in dairy herds predominantly fed on pasture and concentrates

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 308-321

  Bramley, E ^a   Lean, I J ^a,b   Fulkerson, W J ^a   Stevenson, M A ^c   Rabiee, A R ^a,b   Costa, N D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Bovine Research Australasia   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case definition; Dairy cow; Rumen acidosis

Indexed keywords

BOS;

AMMONIA; LACTIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOMACH DISEASE;

ACIDOSIS; AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LINEAR MODELS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES; VICTORIA;

EID: 38949112918     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-601     Document Type: Article

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