The role of dissolved carbon dioxide in both the decline in rumen pH and nutritional diseases in ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 219, Issue , 2016, Pages 268-279

  Laporte Uribe, José A ^a  

^a Global Engineering Alliance GEA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Dissolved CO2; Gas holdup; Nutritional diseases; Rumen pH; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991408219     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.06.026     Document Type: Review

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