Metabolic and functional disorders ruminal digestion due to various etiological factors in highly productive dairy cows

The article contains materials on the norms and pathologies of metabolic processes in highly productive cows of the red-motley breed. The conducted studies indicate that the main causes of the developing pathology are associated primarily with the increased formation and accumulation of large amounts of lactic acid in the rumen, and to a lesser extent other organic acids. A study of the rumen contents of sick cows showed that the number of ciliates is significantly lower than physiological indicators by more than two times, the amount of lactic acid is increased, the total level of volatile fatty acids is reduced, and their percentage ratio is also disturbed. Therapeutic procedures performed for metabolic disorders must be selected on a case-by-case basis. Therapeutic measures should pursue the following goals: stabilizing the reaction of the environment in the forestomach, normalizing hemodynamics in the body - restoring physiological indicators of the acid-base and water-electrolyte state.