%0 Journal Article %T Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate as a Top-Dress on Reducing Lameness and Improving the Performance of Holstein Feedlot Cattle %J Iranian Journal of Animal Science Research %I Ferdowsi University of Mashhad %Z 2008-3106 %A Nouri, Gholam Reza %A Amanlou, Hamid %A Zahmatkesh, Davood %A Mahjoobi, Ehsan %D 2010 %\ 06/22/2010 %V 2 %N 2 %P - %! Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate as a Top-Dress on Reducing Lameness and Improving the Performance of Holstein Feedlot Cattle %K Sodium bicarbonate %K Lameness %K Performance and Holstein bull calves %R 10.22067/ijasr.v2i2.4108 %X In order to study of effects of sodium bicarbonate on lameness occurrence and the performance of feedlot cattle, 100 Holstein bull calves (251.75 ± 5.75) were used in a completely randomized design. Calves were group fed a similar basal diet during 42 days experimental period. Used treatments included 1) control treatment without feed additive, and 2) experimental diet that calves consumed 50 g/d sodium bicarbonate. Results showed that the effect of experimental diet on dry matter intake (P %U https://ijasr.um.ac.ir/article_29041_2be5ccc84a78d9642cc794ccb71edc25.pdf