02 Nov Acute and Subacute Ruminal Acidosis in Cattle
मवेशी में जीर्ण और अर्धजीर्ण रयूमिनल एसिडोसिस Ruminal acidosis is a fermentative disorder of the ruminants in which the ruminal pH decreases below the normal range. The condition is usually associated with the ingestion of large amounts of highly fermentable starch rich feeds. Feeding high grain diets to the dairy cows by the farmers for maximum milk production increases the risk of acidosis which can reduce milk production and affects the health of the cow. The nature of ruminal acidosis ranges from life-threatening peracute forms to subacute chronic illness. In peracute cases severe metabolic acidosis and toxaemia may occur leading to recumbancy, coma and death within few hours. Acute ruminal acidosis is a...