Card 11 / 27: Which of the following is false regarding chemical rumenitis "grain overload" ?
A) The diet of fermentable carbohydrates forms lactic acid that lowers pH and kills normal flora of rumen.
B) damaged mucosa can be invaded by Fusobacterium or fungi that live in blood vessels.
C) Systemic effects include dehydration due to osmotic movement of water into rumen and acidosis due to lactic acid circulation.
D) Alkaline pH causes direct damage to mucosa forming a "chemical burn " of rumen wall
E) All of the above are true

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