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Lactic Acidosis
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Lactic Acidosis
Sarah Capello
Lactic acidosis is a Bovine metabolic disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract by lowering the animal's pH
Description
What is a metabolic Disease?
What is a Metabolic Disease?
A metabolic disease is any disease that affects the amount of essential nutrients the body is able to receive or absorb
Causes
Causes
Typically, lactic acidosis is caused by the ingestion of large amounts of carbohydrate-rich foods
(ex: grain)
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Affects of Lactic acidosis
Affects
What Animal Does it Affect?
What Animal Does it Affect?
Lactic acidosis typically affects ruminants such as cattle, sheep, and goats
Clinical Signs
Clinical SIgns
The main clinical signs for lactic acidosis include rapid weight loss, upset stomach, drop in milk production, diarrhea, and lack of cud chewing
Treatment Options for Lactic Acidosis
Treatment
Option #1
Option #1
Feed the rumen long-stem dry hay, baking soda, and rumen probiotics
Option #2
Option #2
In severe cases the ruminant may need to have the full contents of its rumen flushed out using a stomach tube. In severe cases such as this many farmers will often choose to slaughter instead.
Preventability of Lactic Acidosis
Preventability
Buffer Substances
Buffer Substances
A buffer is a material that when present in an aqueous solution causes an effective resistance to changes in pH of the solution
Zootechnical Additives
Zootechnical Additives
Some studies have shown that adding live yeast to the diet of ruminants can improve their PH and therefore they will be less susceptible to lactic acidosis
Vaccination
Vaccination
While there is a not a vaccine specifically made for lactic acidosis, studies have shown that cattle who receive the Streptococcus bovis vaccine have an improved PH and dry grain intake