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Table 1 Overview of ruminal pH measuring results per farm and ruminal pH range

From: Prevalence and consequences of subacute ruminal acidosis in German dairy herds

  

pH- values

 

Farm

Animals tested

Individuals/percentage with pH <5.6

Individuals/percentage with pH 5.6-5.8

Individuals/percentage with pH ≥ 5.9

Average pH per farm

Standard deviation pH per farm

SARA status

1

14

3/21%

5/36%

6/43%

5.8

0.4

SARA

2

14

4/29%

3/21%

7/50%

5.9

0.4

Positive

3

12

6/50%

2/17%

4/33%

5.7

0.3

Positive

4

13

3/23%

6/46%

4/31%

5.8

0.4

Positive

5

13

1/8%

6/46%

6/46%

5.9

0.4

At risk

6

12

1/8%

2/17%

9/75%

6.0

0.2

At risk

7

12

2/17%

7/58%

3/25%

5.8

0.4

At risk

8

12

2/17%

4/33%

6/50%

5.8

0.2

At risk

9

12

1/8%

5/42%

6/50%

5.9

0.3

At risk

10

11

1/9%

1/9%

9/82%

6.3

0.5

Negative

11

12

0/0%

2/17%

10/83%

6.3

0.4

Negative

12

12

0/0%

5/42%

7/58%

5.0

0.3

At risk

13

12

1/8%

6/50%

5/42%

5.8

0.3

At risk

14

12

0/0%

3/25%

9/75%

6.0

0.2

At risk

15

12

6/50%

4/33%

2/17%

6.6

0.2

Positive

16

12

2/17%

3/25%

7/58%

5.9

0.4

At risk

17

12

1/8%

4/33%

7/58%

6.0

0.4

At risk

18

11

3/27%

2/18%

6/55%

5.8

0.3

Positive

19

12

2/17%

4/33%

6/50%

5.8

0.2

At risk

20

12

0/0%

2/17%

10/83%

6.1

0.3

Negative

21

12

5/42%

5/42%

2/17%

5.7

0.2

Positive

22

12

5/42%

4/33%

3/25%

5.6

0.3

Positive

23

12

3/25%

3/25%

6/50%

5.8

0.3

Positive

24

12

7/58%

4/33%

1/8%

5.6

0.2

Positive

25

11

1/9%

3/27%

7/64%

6.1

0.5

At risk

26

12

3/25%

9/75%

0/0%

5.6

0.1

Positive