Prevalence of subacute ruminal acidosis in dutch dairy herds

The subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is believed to play an important role in highproducing dairy farming. It is linked to low milk fat, low BCS, moreover laminitis and other kinds of pathology leading to high-culling rate on herd-level. Prevalence up to 40% in single herds has been reported from the US. In order to evaluate the prevalence of SARA in dairy herds under northwest European circumstances, 18 dairy herds in the Dutch province of Friesland had been selected in cooperation with a private veterinary practice for the study. In total, samples of ruminal fluid, milk, blood and urine were... Mehr ...