Provide an Example of How an Abrupt Diet Change in a Rumen

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Essay

Provide an example of how an abrupt diet change in a rumen such as a cow can cause serious illnesses, even death. Also explain the processes that develop into sickness.

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Definitions:

Effervescence

The potential of a mineral to have a vigorous bubbling reaction when a drop of dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) is placed on it.

Magnetism

A physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.

Specific Gravity

The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of freshwater.

Effervescence

The rapid escape of gas from a liquid in which it is dissolved, often observed as bubbles or fizz.