Effect of Anionic Salt and Highly Fermentable Carbohydrate Supplementations on Urine pH and on Experimentally Induced Hypocalcaemia in Cows

Table 1 Time (min) spent by cows before involuntary recumbency due to EDTA-induced hypocalcaemia. Cows were administered one of 4 experimental diets for 10 days each prior to EDTA challenge to their calcium homeostatic mechanism. The time until involuntary recumbence was recorded.

Cow number	BR1	Anion	BR2	Starch
1	200	220	160	135
2	180	140	140	120
3	195	140	130	130
4	100	120	100	80
5	90	100	90	90
6	155	115	115	130

ISSN: 1751-0147

Cow number	BR1	Anion	BR2	Starch
1	200	220	160	135
2	180	140	140	120
3	195	140	130	130
4	100	120	100	80
5	90	100	90	90
6	155	115	115	130

Cow number	BR1	Anion	BR2	Starch
1	200	220	160	135
2	180	140	140	120
3	195	140	130	130
4	100	120	100	80
5	90	100	90	90
6	155	115	115	130

Cow number	BR1	Anion	BR2	Starch
1	200	220	160	135
2	180	140	140	120
3	195	140	130	130
4	100	120	100	80
5	90	100	90	90
6	155	115	115	130