Treatment of cows with rumen atony

Abstract

Under certain conditions, the main source of energy in the diet of cattle can be concentrated feed, such as cake, meal and legumes. When there is an excess of them in the rumen, acidic metabolic products that block the reproduction of normal microflora are formed during the digestion process. Therefore, acidic silage and excess of concentrates in the diet contributes to the development of rumen acidosis. Rumen acidosis leads to a number of diseases, such as atony of the proventriculus, osteodystrophy, ketosis, hepatosis. All these pathologies are accompanied by a decrease in milk production. The purpose of this work was a comparative analysis of various treatment regimens for cow rumen acidosis. We conducted two series of experiments on cows with rumen acidosis. In the first series, we studied the effectiveness of oral administration of sodium acetate in doses of 0.4 g/kg, 0.5 g/kg and 0.6 g/kg body weight for rumen acidosis. In the second experiment, we studied the effectiveness of oral administration of calcium acetate in doses of 0.2 g/kg, 0.3 g/kg and 0.4 g/kg body weight. In the first experiment, it was found that the effectiveness of sodium acetate for rumen acidosis was almost identical for concentrations of 0.5 and 0.6 g/kg., a single use of sodium acetate led to recovery in 83.3% of cases. The average duration of restoration of rumen motility was 410 minutes. It was revealed that, in comparison with sodium acetate, calcium acetate is significantly more effective after 1-2 applications of calcium acetate at a dose of 0.3 g/kg. With oral administration of sodium acetate and calcium acetate in cows with acute rumen atony, it is possible to normalize the motor function of the rumen, rumen digestion in general, alkaline reserve, and glucose levels. The duration of the period to restore the rumen motility when using sodium acetate is six to eight hours, when using calcium acetate - two to three hours.