Absorption and fate of L- and D-lactic acid in ruminants.
Lactic acid is produced in significant amounts in the rumen on rations rich in easily digestible carbohydrates such as starch and sugars. If high amounts of concentrates, containing starch and sugars, are fed to high lactating dairy cows, lactic acid concentrations in rumen fluid up to 80 mmol/l can be found. If such high concentrations of lactic acid are consistent during longer periods of time, rumen acidosis may arise, causing disfunction and necrosis of rumen epithelium.
Møller
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Department of Animal Physiology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Diernaes
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Sehested
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Hyldgaard-Jensen
J
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Skadhauge
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D019344:Lactic Acid