Sodium bicarbonate as prevention of metabolic acidosis in sheep submitted to experimental ruminal acidosis

The aim of this study was to evaluate the preventive effect of sodium bicarbonate on systemic acidosis due to ruminal acidosis, which was induced by ingestion of concentrate after prolonged fasting. Fourteen sheep were divided into three experimental groups: control group (Cg), with four sheep, subm...

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Main Authors: Luciane M. Laskoski, Lívia S. Muraro, Marinho S. Santana Júnior, Mariana B. Carvalho, Silvio H. Freitas, Renata G.S. Dória, Marcelo D. Santos, Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2014-09-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014000900003&lng=en&tlng=en