Role of Cationic and Anionic Feeding in Farm Animals

Authors : Aamir IQBAL, Abdul QUDOOS, İbrahim Sadi ÇETİNGÜL, Syed Rizwan Ali SHAH, İbrahim BAYRAM

Pages : 38-45

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Publication Date : 2019-12-27

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :In animal diets, the cations and anions are supplemented in their respective and required proportions. This cationic and anionic feeding is of great importance in maintaining the equilibrium between acids and bases of animal body and, also, the osmotic pressure of body fluids. This maintenance is defined by three important factors; required and relevant balance of ions in diet, acid production and renal function. This review article elaborates the role and significance of cations and anions in animal nutrition particularly in preventing a very important disease of milk fever in dairy cows just after parturition. The cations and anions play very significant and crucial role in equating the acid base equilibrium as well as osmotic pressure in the body. There have been a lot of researches conducted on the topic of pathogenesis of milk fever in cows. To conclude, K ion is the most important to predispose the cows for milk fever. One way to counter the effects of K ions is to increase the anionic concentration of diet but it has also some detrimental effects. This can be done by balancing dietary cationic anionic difference.
Keywords : Dairy animal, Milk fever, Osmotic pressure, Acids base balance