Clinical evaluation of zebuine and taurine cattle with acute rumen lactic acidosis

Authors

  • Enrico Lippi Ortolani Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP
  • Celso Akio Maruta Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP
  • Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2010.26823

Keywords:

Cattle, Breeds, Susceptibility, Lactic acidosis, Clinical picture

Abstract

To compare the clinical signs and the susceptibility to acute rumen lactic acidosis (ARLA), experimentally induced, five Jersey (J) (Bos taurus) and five Gir (G) (Bos indicus) steers were used. The ARLA caused in all animals tachycardia, decreased rumen movement, diarrhoea, and dehydration; Although G steers presented higher tachycardia and tendency to a more severe dehydration, the J steers exhibited a pronounced depression in the general state, requiring an intense treatment to recover. J steers needed more time to recover the normal appetite. Thus, regarding clinical picture, was observed that J steers are more susceptible to ARLA than G. Positive correlation was found between plasma volume deficit and tachycardia (r = 0.67); blood pH did not influence heart rate (r= - 0.25).

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Published

2010-08-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 4 (2010)

Section

UNDEFINIED

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How to Cite

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Ortolani EL, Maruta CA, Minervino AHH. Clinical evaluation of zebuine and taurine cattle with acute rumen lactic acidosis. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2010 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 29];47(4):253-61. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26823