Figure 4

Canonical discriminant analysis scattergram of the four classes of ruminal acidosis. The axes (CAN 1 = 60% and CAN 2 = 38%) account for 98% of the total variability of the measured variables. Ninety-five per cent ellipses are drawn around each centroid of groupings. A = Acute ruminal acidosis (ellipse with a —— line); N = normal acidosis conditions (ellipse with —— line); R = Risk of SARA (ellipse with a - · - · - line); S = SARA (ellipse with a - - - - line). HS diet led to 4 episodes of acute ruminal acidosis in the first period, 1 episode of risk of acidosis in the second period and 1 episode of SARA in the third. MS diet caused 1 episode of acute acidosis, 2 episodes of risk of acidosis and SARA in the first period, whereas it led to 2 episodes of risk of acidosis in the third period. CT diet led to only 1 episode of risk of acidosis in the first period.