Abstract: [Objective] Sodium bicarbonate plays an important buffering role in regulating the acid-base balance in rumen of ruminants. By comparing the changes of average lactation days and daily yield per unit area in high-yield group, middle-yield group and low-yield group, the optimal supplemental amount of bicarbonate was investigated.[Methods] 1000 lactating cows in milking hall of our factory were supplemented with baking soda continuously for 16 months, and the frequency of licking dirt was observed, and the optimal supplemental amount of each experimental group was analyzed.[Results] Each head of high-yielding group, middle-yielding group and low-yielding group should be supplemented with 61 g, 70 g and 80 g, respectively, and 174 g, 156 g and 120 g of concentrate feed, respectively. The actual daily requirements of each head of high-yielding group, middle-yielding group and low-yielding group were 235 g, 226 g and 200 g.[Conclusion] Free licking and supplementing bicarbonate of soda can effectively reduce the occurrence of malignant soil licking and metabolic disease in high-yield dairy cows, so as to improve the production and reproductive performance of dairy cows. |