The Eagle

Watch for outbreaks of grass tetany this time of year

Grass tetany is a nutritional disease of cattle caused by complex interactions of inadequate ingestion and/or absorption of magnesium resulting in below normal concentrations of magnesium in the blood ...
The Leaf-Chronicle

FROM THE FARM: Using magnesium supplements to prevent grass tetany

Let me encourage all of you beef cattle producers to be providing magnesium supplementation during this time of year to hopefully avoid Grass Tetany in your herds. Magnesium deficiency in Tennessee ...
Purdue University

Cattle producers should prevent, watch for grass tetany

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - As pastures start to green up in the eastern Corn Belt, cattle producers need to be aware of the risk of grass tetany in grazing animals, a Purdue Extension beef specialist says ...
Purdue University

Expert: Beware of grass tetany, pasture bloat in cattle

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to protect their cows, said a Purdue University expert. The recent temperature change from cold to warm ...
The Journal

A cattlemen’s guide to grass tetany

Grass tetany can be a challenge for producers during spring and early summer grazing when there is an excess of potassium in their forage. Fortunately, with proper management and care grass tetany can ...
inforum

Cattle producers should be aware of grass tetany

Sufficient rainfall (greater than average in some regions) has many North Dakota pastures set for abundant, rapid forage growth this spring. "With this in mind, producers with cattle on pasture or ...
Springfield News-Leader

January is "grass tetany month" for livestock specialist

For over 40 years, January has been “grass tetany month” for Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension. That is because, since the 1970s, he has been reminding livestock ...
The Journal

Managing to prevent grass tetany in cattle

“Grass tetany is a disease that cows experience when there are low magnesium levels in their blood, which can cause improper nerve function,” Larson said. “Signs include head tremors, inability to ...
The Leaf-Chronicle

FROM THE FARM: Grass tetany prevention

Dr. Lew Strickland, University of Tennessee Extension veterinarian in the Department of Animal Science, shares some good information this week on preventing grass tetany in cattle: Spring is just ...
The Anniston Star

Grass tetany, milk fever may be spring concern

Many years producers are calving during the early spring with cows grazing lush pastures. When cows that have just calved are grazing cool-season annual pastures producers often find mature cows that ...
The Greeley Tribune

Preventing grass tetany

Wow! What a difference a few weeks and some precipitation make. While a large portion of my home state of North Dakota is still suffering from severe drought, much of the rest of the area covered by ...
standardmedia.co.ke

That lush green grass can poison your cow

This Easter I noticed something disturbing in Kajiado. I learned that many farmers are feeding their cows on that young green grass with abandon. I cannot blame them because it looks appetising and ...