Evaluation of the Relationship Between Rumen pH and Fecal Score in Cows with Subakut Ruminal Acidosis

Year 2018, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 130 - 134, 30.12.2018

Onur Örtlek , Hasan Erdoğan Deniz Alıc Ural Songül Erdoğan , Kerem Ural

https://doi.org/10.24880/maeuvfd.433720

Abstract

Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is emerging disorder of dairy cattle operations. This study aimed to determine the relation between rumen pH and fecal scores of cows in early lactation period and to determine the suspected SARA status in dairy cows in this farm. For this propose, a total of 50 animals in early lactation period (0-70 days) were enrolled to the study.Rumen pH and fecal scores were determined by a portable pH meter and inspection method, respectivley. It was determined that there was a weak correlation between rumen pH and fecal scores (r = 0.50, p <0.05) in cows with SARA and 20/50 (40%) cows in early lactation period diagnosed SARA.In conclusion, correlations between rumen pH and fecal score were evaluated and it was determined that fecal scoring could be a weak parameter to SARA diagnosis.

Keywords

Subacute Rumen Acidosis. Cattle, Early Lactation, Rumen pH, Fecal Score

Subakut Ruminal Asidozisli Sığırlarda Rumen Ph’ sı İle Dışkı Skoru Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Subakut ruminal asidozis (SARA) süt sığırı işletmelerinin önemli bir bozukluğu olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile bir işletmedeki erken laktasyon döneminde bulunan hayvanların rumen pH’ ları ile fekal skorları arasındaki değişimin belirlenmesi ve söz konusu işletmedeki süt sığırlarındaki şüpheli SARA durumunun tespitinin yapılması amaçlandı. Bu kapsamda işletmedeki erken laktasyon döneminde (0-70. günler) bulunan toplam 50 hayvan seçildi. Subakut ruminal asidozisin tanısı rumen sıvısının pH değeri (dijital pH metre) fekal skorlama ise inspeksiyon yöntemi ile gerçekleştirildi. Çalışma kapsamında erken laktasyon döneminde bulunan 20/50 (%40) hayvanda SARA bulunduğu ve SARA tanısı konulan hayvanların rumen pH’ sı ile fekal skorları arasında zayıf düzeyde anlamlı korelasyon (r=0.50 p<0.05) olduğu saptandı. Sonuç olarak sara ile ilişkili biyobelirteçlerden rumen pH ve fekal skor arasındaki korelasyonlar değerlendirilmiş olup dışkı skorlamasının SARA’ nın tanısına zayıf düzeyde yön verebilecek parametreler arasında bulunabileceği belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Subakut Rumen Asidozu, Sığır, Erken Laktasyon, Rumen pH, Fekal Skor

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