Signals for identifying cows at risk of subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy veterinary practice

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 380-392

  Humer, E ^a   Aschenbach, J R ^b   Neubauer, V ^a   Kroger I ^a   Khiaosa ard, R ^a   Baumgartner, W ^a   Zebeli, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

dairy cow; diagnosis; ruminal pH; subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; LACTATION; RISK FACTOR; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LACTATION; RISK FACTORS; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 85042723758     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12850     Document Type: Review

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