Sodium bicarbonate
What is sodium bicarbonate?Is a commodity chemical with many uses from soap manufacturing, to animal feed to PH control in pools and ponds, to fireworks and many more uses.
Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogen carbonate), commonly known as baking soda (mainly North America) or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. It is a salt composed of a sodium cation (Na+) and a bicarbonate anion (HCO3−). Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). The natural mineral form is nahcolite. It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs.
Sodium bicarbonate is a mineral that is also known as bicarbonate of soda
Specific effect
- The most important use of sodium bicarbonate in dairy cows is as a buffer, i.e. it neutralises acids in the rumen.
- A well-functioning cow produces its own source of sodium bicarbonate through the saliva in the amount of up to 2 kg daily. This volume is insufficient for structurally deficient feed rations with short chewing time, so an extra supplement of sodium bicarbonate is often worth it in these situations.
Possibilities of positive yields
- Higher feed intake
- Prevents subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA)
- Prevents laminitis
- Prevents ketosis
- Stronger hooves
- Improves reproduction
- More balanced energy in early lactation
- Prevents displaced abomasum
- Reduces veterinarian costs
- Increases milk yields
Product
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Recommended ration
- 200–300 grams of sodium bicarbonate per cow per day
Rationing options
- Administer sodium carbonate by means of a mineral compound, as a top dressing or by mixing it directly into a feed compound.
- Permitted for use by organic farmers
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