Nutrient intake, acid base status and growth performance of growing male buffalo calves fed varying level of dietary cation anion difference

Calcium homeostasis, acid–base balance, and health status in periparturient Holstein cows fed diets with low cation–anion difference

“…Results in the current study contributes to the achievement of a mild metabolic acidosis (Joyce et al, 1997;Pehrson et al, 1999). Similar results have been observed in previous studies for dairy cows (Vagnoni and Oetzel, 1998;Moore et al, 2000;Liesegang et al, 2007) and buffalos (Shahzad et al, 2007). On the other hand, DCAD has been shown to be associated with fluid acid-base balance.…”

Nutritional Strategies to Alleviate Heat Stress in Dairy Animals - A Review

“…Animal productivity is influenced more by the difference between these cations and anions than their individual effects when fed as a sole independent mineral source. In addition, Shahzad et al (2007;2008) reported that a diet having DCAD 330 mEq/kg DM has promoted feed consumption, water intake and resulted in greater milk yield and milk fat in early lactating buffaloes.…”

Nutrient intake, acid base status and weight gain in water buffalo calves fed different dietary levels of sodium bicarbonate

“…Several nutritional therapies have been suggested, with variable success, to maintain the buffering capacity in the rumen and blood of ruminants consuming high concentrate diets. Among these, the addition of buffers such as sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) does not only prevent the reduction in ruminal pH (Owens et al, 1998) but also improves blood buffering capacity (Sarwar et al, 2007a;Shahzad et al, 2007). The favourable effects of NaHCO 3 supplementation in intensive ruminant farming systems are well documented in the literature (Belibasakis & Triantosa, 1991;West et al, 1991;Sanchez et al, 1997).…”