Metabolic acidosis is known as a frequent and potentially
severe complication of neonatal calf diarrhoea.
Diarrhoea leads to loss of bicarbonate via the faeces,
decrease of glomerular filtration of hydrogen ions and
accumulation of L-lactate in case of severe dehydration.
In addition, the production and absorption of D-lactic
acid plays a major role in diarrhoeic calves [20].