Effect of hay sources in reducing ovine rumen acidosis
1985
Ha, J.K. (Seoul National Univ., Suwon (Korea R.)) | Emerick, R.J. | Embry, L.B. (South Dakota State Univ. (USA))
A study involving 96 lambs was conducted to investigate the role of alfalfa and brome hay at 10% levels in alleviating acidosis after sudden dietary change from roughage to concentrate. Feeding alfalfa or brome hay at 10% levels reduced the death loss from 72% of control to 31% of those fed the 10% hay diets. Both roughages tended to increase rumen pH and increased plasma concentrations of Na (P0.01) and K (P0.05). Alfalfa increased (P0.05) concentration of ruminal lactate, but the roughages had no effect on VFA concentrations
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