Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in grazing Irish dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-49

  O'Grady, Luke ^a   Doherty, Michael L ^a   Mulligan, Finbar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Pasture; Rumen pH; Rumenocentesis; Subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRY CATTLE; GRASS; GRAZING; HEALTH STATUS; IRELAND; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RUMINANT STOMACH; RYE; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PH; SUBACUTE RUMINAL ACIDOSIS;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; IRELAND; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; PREVALENCE; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 40649106538     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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