Relationship between liver and low rumen pH in goat
The aim of this study was to analyze the response of dry goat liver to sub-acute ruminal acidosis induced by a highly concentrated diet. Non-pregnant, non-lactating female Poll-goats (N = 12) were randomly assigned to either a high-concentrate (HG) or a low-concentrate (LG) diet. Low rumen pH was successfully induced with HG (more than 3 h with rumen pH S-transferase was downregulated in the HG group, whereas aldo-keto reductase was upregulated compared in the LG group.