Abstract
This project aims to comparatively evaluate the effectiveness of the antibiotic virginiamycin and the ionophore monensin in the prevention of subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) in cattle. We will use 24 female, 36 month-old steers, fitted with rumen cannula and weighting 300 kg. The animals will be kept in individual pens and fed with basal diet calculated at 2.5% of body weight of 75% D.M. …