Increasing sodium bicarbonate level in high-concentrate diets for heifers. I. Effects on intake, water consumption and ruminal fermentation

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 705-712

  Gonzalez L A ^a   Ferret, A ^a   Manteca, X ^a   Calsamiglia, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heifers; Ruminal fermentation; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM;

EID: 42149109619     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108001675     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Association of Official Analytical Chemists 1990. Official methods of analysis, 20th edition. AOAC, Washington, DC, USA.
2. Bennink MR, Tyler TR, Ward GM and Johnson DE 1978. Ionic milieu of bovine and ovine rumen as affected by diet. Journal of Dairy Science 61, 315-323.
3. Carter RR and Grovum WL 1990. A review of the physiological significance of hypertonic body fluids on feed intake and ruminal function: salivation, motility and microbes. Journal of Animal Science 68, 2811-2832.
4. Cerrato-Sanchéz M, Calsamiglia S and Ferret A 2007. Effects of time at suboptimal pH on rumen fermentation in a dual-flow continuous culture system. Journal of Dairy Science 90, 1486-1492.
5. Cooper SD, Kyriazakis I and Oldham JD 1996. The effects of physical form of feed, carbohydrate source, and inclusion of sodium bicarbonate on the diet selections of sheep. Journal of Animal Science 74, 1240-1251.
6. Emery RS, Brown LD and Thomas JW 1964. Effect of sodium and calcium carbonates on milk production and composition of milk, blood, and rumen contents of cows fed grain ad libitum with restricted roughage. Journal of Dairy Science 47, 1325-1329.
7. Erdman RA 1988. Dietary buffering requirements of the lactating dairy cow: a review. Journal of Dairy Science 71, 3246-3266.
8. González LA, Ferret A, Manteca X and Calsamiglia S 2008. Increasing sodium bicarbonate level in high-concentrate diets for heifers. II. Effects on chewing and feeding behaviors. Animal 2, 713-722.
9. Hart SP and Polan CE 1984. Effect of sodium bicarbonate and disodium phosphate on animal performance, ruminal metabolism, digestion, and rate of passage in ruminating calves. Journal of Dairy Science 67, 2356-2368.
10. Hoffman MP and Self HL 1972. Factors affecting water consumption by feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science 35, 871-876.
11. Hu W and Murphy MR 2004. Dietary cation-anion difference effects on performance and acid-base status of lactating dairy cows: a meta-analysis. Journal of Dairy Science 87, 2222-2229.
12. Jackson JA, Hopkins DM, Xin Z and Hemken RW 1992. Influence of cationanion balance on feed intake, body weight gain, and humoral response of dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science 75, 1281-1286.
13. Keunen JE, Plaizier JC, Kyriazakis I, Duffield TF, Widowski TM, Lindinger MI and McBride BW 2003. Short communication. Effects of subacute ruminal acidosis on free-choice intake of sodium bicarbonate in lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 86, 954-957.
14. Kohn RA and Dunlap TF 1998. Calculation of the buffering capacity of bicarbonate in the rumen and in vitro. Journal of Animal Science 76, 1702-1709.
15. Lammers BP, Buckmaster DR and Heinrichs AJ 1996. A simple method for the analysis of particle sizes of forage and total mixed rations. Journal of Dairy Science 79, 922-928.
16. Langhans W, Rossi R and Scharrer E 1995. Relationships between feed and water intake in ruminants. In Ruminant Physiology, Digestion, Metabolism, Growth and Reproduction. Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology (ed. WV Englehardt, S Leonhard-Marek, G Breves and D Giesecke), pp. 199-216, Stuttgart, Germany.
17. Leventini MW, Hunt CW, Roffler RE and Casebolt DG 1990. Effect of dietary level of barley-based supplements and ruminal buffer on digestion and growth by beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science 68, 4334-4344.
18. Littell RC, Henry PR and Ammerman CB 1998. Statistical analysis of repeated measures data using SAS procedures. Journal of Animal Science 76, 1216-1231.
19. Miura H, Horiguchi M and Matsumoto T 1980. Nutritional interdependence among rumen bacteria, Bacteroides amylophilus, Megasphera elsdenii, and Ruminococcus albus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 40, 294-300.
20. Murphy MR 1992. Water metabolism of dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 75, 326-333.
21. National Research Council 1996. Nutrients requirements of beef cattle, 7th edition. National Academic Press, Washington, DC, USA.
22. Nicholson JWG, Cunningham HM and Friend DW 1963. Effect of adding buffer to all-concentrate rations on feed-lot performance of steers, ration digestibility and intra-rumen environment. Journal of Animal Science 22, 368-373.
23. Okeke GC, Buchanan-Smith JC and Grovum WL 1983. Effects of buffers on ruminal rate of passage and degradation of soybean meal in steers. Journal of Animal Science 56, 1393-1399.
24. Pitt RE and Pell AN 1997. Modelling ruminal pH fluctuations: interactions between meal frequency and digestion rate. Journal of Dairy Science 80, 2429-2441.
25. Quigley 3rd JD, Wallis LB, Dowlen HH and Heitmann RN 1992. Sodium bicarbonate and yeast culture effects on ruminal fermentation, growth, and intake in dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science 75, 3531-3538.
26. Rogers JA and Davis CL 1982a. Rumen volatile fatty acid production and nutrient utilization in steers fed a diet supplemented with sodium bicarbonate and monensin. Journal of Dairy Science 65, 944-952.
27. Rogers JA and Davis CL 1982b. Effects of intraruminal infusions of mineral salts on volatile fatty acid production in steers fed high-grain and high-roughage diets. Journal of Dairy Science 65, 953-962.
28. Rogers JA, Davis CL and Clark JH 1982. Alteration of rumen fermentation, milk fat synthesis, and nutrient utilization with mineral salts in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 65, 577-586.
29. Rotger A, Ferret A, Calsamiglia S and Manteca X 2005. Changes in ruminal fermentation and protein degradation in growing Holstein heifers from 80 to 250 kg fed high-concentrate diets with different forage-to-concentrate ratios. Journal of Animal Science 83, 1616-1624.
30. Rumsey TS, Putnam PA, Bond J and Oltjen RR 1970. Influence of level and type of diet on ruminal pH and VFA, respiratory rate and EKG patterns of steers. Journal of Animal Science 31, 608-616.
31. Russell JR and Chow JM 1993. Another theory for the action of ruminal buffer salts: decreased starch fermentation and propionate production. Journal of Dairy Science 76, 826-830.
32. SAS/STAT. 9.1 2004. User's Guide. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.
33. Theander O, Aman P, Westerlund E, Andersson R and Pettersson D 1995. Total dietary fiber determined as neutral sugar residues, uronic acid residues, and Klason lignin (the Uppsala method): collaborative study. Journal of Association of Official Analytical Chemistry International 78, 1030-1044.
34. Thomas EE and Hall MW 1984. Effect of sodium bicarbonate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate upon utilization of concentrate- and roughage-based cattle diets: cattle studies. Journal of Animal Science 59, 1309-1319.
35. Van Soest PJ, Robertson JB and Lewis BA 1991. Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. Journal of Dairy Science 74, 3583-3597.
36. Warner ACI and Stacy BD 1968. The fate of water in the rumen. 2. Water balances throughout the feeding cycle in sheep. British Journal of Nutrition 22, 389-410.
37. Wheeler TB, Wangsness PJ, Muller LD and Griel Jr LC 1980. Addition of sodium bicarbonate to complete pelleted diets fed to dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science 63, 1855-1863.
38. White TW, Reynolds WL and Hembry FG 1971. Level and form of rice straw in steer rations. Journal of Animal Science 33, 1365-1370.
39. Wise BM, Blumer TN, Craig HB and Barrick ER 1965. Influence of rumen buffering agents and hay on performance and carcass characteristics of steers fed all-concentrate rations. Journal of Animal Science 24, 83-88.
40. Zinn RA 1991. Comparative feeding value of steam-flaked corn and sorghum in finishing diets supplemented with or without sodium bicarbonate. Journal of Animal Science 69, 905-916.