Repeated ruminal acidosis challenges in lactating dairy cows at high and low risk for developing acidosis: Ruminal pH

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3554-3567

  Dohme, F ^a   DeVries, T J ^b,c   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Ruminal health; Ruminal ph; Subacute acidosis

Indexed keywords

BOS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52649109640     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1264     Document Type: Article

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