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The disadvantages of cattle feeding baking soda

Published: 2024-11-03 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, Feeding cattle too much baking soda may lead to alkalosis. But if the right amount of baking soda is not only no harm, but also a lot of benefits. So what's the effect of feeding the cow the right amount of baking soda? What's the use of feeding baking soda to cows? 1. Add to the feed

Feeding cattle too much baking soda may lead to alkalosis. But if the right amount of baking soda is not only no harm, but also a lot of benefits. So what's the effect of feeding the cow the right amount of baking soda?

What's the use of feeding baking soda to cows?

1. Adding appropriate amount of baking soda to the feed can prevent or slow down the decrease of rumen pH value, thus increase the milk fat rate and milk yield, and advance the peak period of milk production. especially for dairy cows that are fed silage (such as silage corn) and high concentrate all the year round.

two。 Supplementation of baking soda during lactation can also prevent ketosis, fatty liver, abomasum displacement and rumen poisoning, and is effective in the treatment of postpartum anestrus and mastitis in dairy cows.

3. The addition of baking soda to the diet of beef cattle is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of cellulose and promote the weight gain of beef cattle, especially in the high temperature season or when feeding silage.

4. Adding 0.5% baking soda to the basic diet of beef cattle, the daily gain of the whole period was 8.7% higher than that of the control group, the appetite and feed intake were better than that of the control group, and the economic benefit was increased by 17.3%.

In feeding, baking soda powder should be evenly mixed with concentrate feed and then fed with forage and other roughage, not alone. Each cow can be added 80-150 grams per day, and each beef cow can be added 80-100 grams per day.

Therefore, as long as you pay attention to the amount of baking soda, it will not do any harm to the cattle.

 
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