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Besides common risk factors of SARA, such as feeding of starch-rich diets, an individual severity of SARA in cows has been recently evidenced. Yet, the factors that play a role in SARA severity have not been elucidated. The main goal of this research was to evaluate the factors of SARA severity in first-lactation cows during transition and early lactation, which go beyond high-grain feeding, and to explore their impact on behavior, health, and fermentation in the rumen and hindgut. Twenty-four first-lactation Holstein cows with the same feeding regime were used starting from 3\u00a0wk before the expected calving day until 10\u00a0wk postpartum. Cows received a close-up diet (32% concentrate) until calving and were then transitioned to a lactation diet (60% concentrate) within 1 week. The SARA severity was assessed by cluster analysis of several rumen pH metrics, which revealed exceptionally longer and more severe SARA in cows denominated as high (n\u2005=\u20059), as compared to moderate (n\u2005=\u20059) and low (n\u2005=\u20056) SARA severity cows (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.01). The logistic analysis showed that the length of close-up feeding, age at parturition, and the level of dry matter intake (DMI) were the main factors that influenced the cows\u2019 odds for high SARA severity (each P\u2005\u2264\u20050.01). Moreover, the ANOVA hinted differences in the metabolic activity of the ruminal microbiome to promote SARA severity, as indicated by highest ruminal propionate proportions (P\u2005=\u20050.05) in high SARA severity cows, also with similar DMI. The distinct SARA severity was marginally reflected in behavior and there were no effects of SARA severity or high-grain feeding on blood inflammation markers, which peaked at parturition regardless of SARA severity (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.01). Still, ongoing high-grain feeding increased liver enzyme concentrations from 6\u00a0wk postpartum on, compared to weeks before (P\u2005&amp;lt;\u20050.01), yet irrespectively of SARA severity. In conclusion, first-lactation cows differed in SARA severity under the same feeding regime, which was ascribed to management factors and differences in ruminal fermentation. Further research is warranted to validate these findings and to understand the mechanisms behind differences in the metabolic function of rumen microbiome, in particular in terms of evaluating markers for various SARA severity, as well as to evaluate potential long-term effects on health, performance, fertility, and longevity of dairy cows.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jas\/skae041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,16]],"date-time":"2024-02-16T22:57:31Z","timestamp":1708124251000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Elucidating the factors and consequences of the severity of rumen acidosis in first-lactation Holstein cows during transition and early lactation"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"102","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5709-0500","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas","family":"Hartinger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine , 1210 Vienna , Austria"},{"name":"Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock , 1210 Vienna , Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ezequias","family":"Castillo-Lopez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine , 1210 Vienna , Austria"},{"name":"Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock , 1210 Vienna , Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicole","family":"Reisinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"dsm-firmenich, AHN R&D Center Tulln , 3430 Tulln , Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qendrim","family":"Zebeli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine , 1210 Vienna , Austria"},{"name":"Christian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Gut Health Concepts of Livestock , 1210 Vienna , Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024032009192501200_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1866","DOI":"10.3168\/jds.2018-15243","article-title":"Symposium review: the importance of the ruminal epithelial barrier for a healthy and productive cow","volume":"102","author":"Aschenbach","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. 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