High energy rations can result in the production of more organic acids that can be handled by natural buffering systems.
This can reduce appetite and milk fat percent in dairy animals, and reduce feed efficiency and rate of gain in beef cattle.
This feed grade sodium bicarbonate, will help maintain the normal acid base balance in the rumen of beef and dairy cattle.
As a beef or dairy animal eats roughage, saliva production is stimulated.
On natural pasture a full grown animal can produce up to 45 gallons of saliva in a 24 hour period. This saliva will contain between two to four pounds of naturally occurring bicarbonate.
When an animal is removed from pasture and placed on finely chopped or high energy rations, saliva production and bicarbonate production decrease.
High energy, chopped rations are readily fermentable and will produce more acid in the rumen than roughage, so the animal’s need for this Sodium Bicarbonate increases.
50 lb bag