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ReviewVeterinary research communications2025

Subacute ruminal acidosis in cattle: A critical review of clinical management.

Georgios Christodoulopoulos

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Review in Veterinary research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Georgios ChristodoulopoulosDepartment of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. gc@aua.gr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-8910

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) is a prevalent metabolic disorder in high-producing dairy and beef cattle, resulting from prolonged ruminal pH depression due to the provision of excessive amount of rapidly fermentable carbohydrates combined with inadequate fiber intake. The condition impairs rumen function, reduces feed efficiency, and negatively affects animal health and productivity. This review critically examines current approaches to the diagnosis and clinical management of SARA, with particular emphasis on recent advances in diagnostic methods, including computerized rumen mucosa colorimetry applied at the slaughterhouse for herd-level assessment. Nutritional strategies are discussed in detail, focusing on Total Mixed Ration (TMR) formulation, the maintenance of an appropriate forage-to-concentrate ratio, and the inclusion of sufficient potentially fermentable Neutral Detergent Fiber (pfNDF) to support rumen motility and microbial balance. Practical tools such as mathematical models for calculating optimal dietary roughage content are also presented. By integrating current research findings with clinically relevant recommendations, this review would contribute to veterinarians, nutritionists, and livestock producers comprehension of improving rumen health, optimizing animal performance, and preventing SARA under commercial feeding conditions.

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AcidosisCattle DiseasesRumenStomach DiseasesAnimal FeedAnimalsCattleDietDietary FiberDietary FiberBeef cattleClinical signsDairy cattleDiagnosisManagementPreventionRumen pHSubacute ruminal acidosis

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PMID40768058
PMCPMC12328524

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