ABSORPTION AND FATE OF L-LACTIC AND D-LACTIC ACID IN RUMINANTS

Authors
MOLLER PD DIERNAES L SEHESTED J HYLDGAARDJENSEN J SKADHAUGE E
Citation
Pd. Moller et al., ABSORPTION AND FATE OF L-LACTIC AND D-LACTIC ACID IN RUMINANTS, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Section A: Comparative physiology, 118(2), 1997, pp. 387-388
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology,Biology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Section A: Comparative physiology
ISSN journal
10956433 → ACNP
Volume
118
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
387 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
1095-6433(1997)118:2<387:AAFOLA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Lactic acid is produced in significant amounts in the rumen on rations rich in easily digestible carbohydrates such as starch and sugars. If high amounts of concentrates, containing starch and sugars, are fed t o high lactating dairy cows, lactic acid concentrations in rumen fluid up to 80 mmol/l can be found. If such high concentrations of lactic a cid are consistent during longer periods of time, rumen acidosis may a rise, causing disfunction and necrosis of rumen epithelium. (C) 1997 E lsevier Science Inc.