Contents 1 Introduction 2 Transition Diets 3 Heat Stress 4 Feed Additives 5 Ration Preparation and Delivery 6 SARA/Cow Comfort Interaction and Laminitis 7 References 8 Author

Introduction

Subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) is a prevalent problem for dairy herds (Cook et al., 2004; Nordlund et al., 2004), as characterized by having more than 25% of cows sampled via rumenocentesis four to eight hours after a total mixed …