(Literature Review)
A. Mukmin* and R. C. Weng**
* Double Degree Master Student in Animal Husbandry - Brawijaya University - Indonesia and Animal Science - National Pingtung University of Science and Technology – Taiwan
** Lecture in Animal Science - National Pingtung University of Science and Technology - Taiwan
Abstract
Ruminant fed on high ratio concentrate diets has the high risk of rumen acidosis, because rumen microbes utilized concentrate to produce VFA and lactate, in which both of them cause a decrease in rumen pH. When rumen pH lower than rumen microbes requirement, that will decrease an aerobic bacteria activity in fermenting feed nutrient. Magnesium oxide (MgO) is a buffer agent that has capability to stabilize pH and its addition in the high ratio concentrate diets is expected to prevent rumen acidic condition. The purpose of this review is to summarize the result of experiments about the effect of ...
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