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The aim of this study was to investigate the variations of rumen pH and fatty acids (acetic acid, propionic acid, iso-butyric acid, n-butyric acid, iso-valerianic acid, n-valerianic, caproic acid and total fatty acids) in 245 early lactating dairy cows under different temperature and humidity conditions. The animals were divided into six groups and rumen fluid was collected by rumenocentesis on 22 dairy cows in April (Group A), 33 in May (Group B), 43 in June (Group C), 48 in July (Group D), 36 in September (Group E) and 60 in October (Group F). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by the Bonferroni’s test, showed a significant effect of environmental variations on all studied parameters (P<0.0001). Changes in studied parameters can be explained in relation to the microbial population and shift in the optima for rumen conditions associated with variations of environmental conditions. We can affirm that the microbial assemblages that underlie energy and protein supply to wild ruminant are evident especially in relation to temperature and humidity conditions.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the variations of Acute Phase Proteins (APPs) and other blood constituents during the onset of the sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) pathological status. A total of 108 cows from 12 dairy herds were randomly selected and divided into three Groups of 36 animals each. All animals were subjected to a rumenocentesis. Group A was composed by subjects with a rumen pH>5.8, Group B was composed by subjects with a rumen pH ≤5.5≤5.8 and Group C was composed by subjects with a rumen pH<5.5. Blood samples were collected by jugular venipuncture and Haptoglobin (Hp), Serum Amyloid A (SAA), Total Proteins, Albumin and White Blood Cells (WBC) were determined. One-way ANOVA showed a statistical significance on Rumen pH, Hp, SAA. SARA seems not stimulate the APPs production from liver.
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as variações de Proteínas de Fase Aguda (APPs) e outros constituintes sanguíneos durante o início do status patológico de sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA). O total de 108 vacas de 12 rebanhos leiteiros foram aleatoriamente selecionados e divididos em três grupos com 36 animais cada. Todos os animais foram submetidos a ruminocentesis. O Grupo A foi composto por sujeitos com rumen pH>5.8, o Grupo B foi composto por sujeitos com rumen pH ≤5.5≤5.8 e o Grupo C foi composto por sujeitos com rumen pH<5.5. Amostras sanguíneas foram coletas por punção venosa jugular e Haptoglobin (Hp), Serum Amyloid A (SAA), Proteínas totais, Albumin e células brancas do sangue (WBC) foram determinadas. ANOVA em via única mostrou significância estatística em Rumen pH, Hp, SAA. SARA não parece estimular a produção de APPs pelo fígado.