ACID-BASE-BALANCE AND SELECTED HEMATOLOGIC, ELECTROLYTE, AND BLOOD CHEMICAL-VARIABLES IN CALVES - MILK-FED VS CONVENTIONALLY FED

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 41  (1) , 109-113
Abstract
Several hematologic, acid-base and electrolyte variables were characterized for newborn milk-fed calves and conventionally fed calves at weekly intervals for 15 wk. Definition was given to the Fe deficiency, microcytic, hypochromic anemia which developed in milk-fed calves. Acid-base variables in milk-fed calves differed from variables in conventionally fed calves only in having a greater value for base excess. Acid-base variables responded with decreasing magnitude by weeks for both feeding treatments and responses associated with ambient temperature were suggested. Responses of the other variables and their comparisons between the feeding treatments were analyzed.

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