Diagnosis of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) by continuous reticular pH measurements in cows

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-205

  Sato, Shigeru ^a   Ikeda, Aya ^a   Tsuchiya, Yoshiyuki ^a   Ikuta, Kentaro ^b   Murayama, Isao ^c   Kanehira, Masahiro ^d   Okada, Keiji ^a   Mizuguchi, Hitoshi ^e  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Awaji Agricultural Technology Center   (Japan)

^c Ken nan Veterinary Clinic Center   (Japan)

^d Miyagi Prefectural Ogawara Livestock Hygine Service Center   (Japan)

^e DKK Toa Yamagata Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous measurement; Cows; Reticular and ruminal pH; Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEAL; NONHUMAN; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; RETICULAR PH; RUMINAL PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; SUBACUTE UMINAL ACIDOSIS;

ACIDOSIS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; RETICULUM; RUMEN; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84866728713     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: 15737446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-012-9528-8     Document Type: Article

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