What is acidosis?
Acidosis sets in when volatile fatty acids (VFAs) build up faster than the rumen can absorb them, and pH falls. It is often the unintended cost of the high-carbohydrate diets used to push production.
Left unchecked, that imbalance works against both the health of the animal and the economics of the herd a problem worth designing out of the ration.
What it costs you
One buffer, three ways to hold pH.
Each layer covers a different window together they keep the rumen buffered from the first bite through the whole cycle.
Phase-release buffering
Three buffering agents are released gradually short, medium and long term to maintain optimal rumen pH continuously, not in a single early spike.
Direct-fed microbials
Saccharomyces cerevisiae improves digestion and reduces the sugar load reaching the rumen supporting a more stable fermentation.
Botanical extracts
Botanicals combat inflammation by neutralising endotoxins specifically lipopolysaccharides safeguarding against conditions like lameness and udder inflammation.
Key benefits
Reduced acidosis
Significantly decreases the occurrence of acidosis in the herd.
Enhanced feed intake
Cattle show improved appetite and steadier feed consumption.
Decreased lameness
A notable reduction in lameness incidents across the herd.
Stable milk fat
Minimised milk fat depression a sign of better metabolic health.
Overall productivity
A positive impact on cattle health and overall dairy production.
Composition
Three active systems, one buffer the numbers behind how Acumen holds rumen pH.
Buffering compounds
The phase-release salt system that holds pH.
Direct-fed microbials
Saccharomyces cerevisiae for digestion.
Botanical extracts
Endotoxin-neutralising, anti-inflammatory.
Dosage
Per head, per day, unless noted. Adjust within range to diet and production stage.
Replacing sodium bicarbonate? Use Acumen at 50% of the bicarbonate dose.
Proven in trial not assumed.
Timed salt release in rumen liquor
A 6-hour in-vitro trial of buffer performance in acidified rumen liquor. Acumen consistently raised pH to 6.2–6.5. Calcareous algae climbed slowly from 5.1 to 5.8, and sodium bicarbonate peaked at 5.7 before falling to 5.0 Acumen was the most effective at stabilising pH.
Half the dose, less time in the danger zone
Given at half the dose of sodium bicarbonate, Acumen still outperformed it. Cattle on Acumen spent under an hour with rumen pH below 5.5 those on sodium bicarbonate spent about six.
Time with rumen pH below 5.5
Lower is better less time below pH 5.5 means less acidosis risk.
Bring rumen pH under control.
Ask for the Acumen spec sheet or talk through a feeding plan for your herd.