Acidose Ruminal em Bovinos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Ruminal acidosis is characterized by a drop in ruminal pH, resulting from high grain intake, or sudden changes in diet, which lead to changes in the ruminal microbiota. These changes cause the lysis of local bacteria and favor other pathogens such as Streptococcus bovis, which produces lactic acid. Lactic acid is largely responsible for the decrease in rumen pH. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings, such as hyporexia and decreased rumination, and on measuring the rumen pH of affected animals and classified as clinical or subclinical. Treatment is based on its form of diagnosis to alleviate clinical signs, however dietary management and adequacy of carbohydrate levels in the diet are part of the therapeutic and prophylactic methods in both forms. Prevention of this condition is done through prior dietary adaptation and balancing the ingredients in the diet. The objective of this work is to address the main aspects of rumen acidosis in cattle through a literature review.