—Lancaster Farminf. Saturday, April 12, 1975
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Guard Against
Grass Tetany
I<ush spring pastures can corrective action can be
cause a serious livestock taken by feeding ground
stress and even death, warns grain such as com or barley
D. Richard Fowler, supplemented with
University of Delaware magnesium,
extension livestock Fowler recommends that
specialist. Grass tetany, or two weeks before cattle are
grass staggers, is a common turned out on grass they
ailment of livestock which should be handled a mixture
have been turned out hungry of at least one pound of grain
to graze on spring pastures. and two ounces of
Grass tetany is charao magnesium oxide (MgO) per
terized bv sudden, rapid head every day. This
attacks of nervous spasms, practice should be continued
Cattle with the disease three to four weeks after
exhibit an unstable and turning cattle out to pasture,
shaky walk. They eventually Since there is some danger of
become unable to walk and magnesium toxicity if too
will die unless treated much magnesium is fed,
promptly. Death may occur care should be taken to see
without any illness having that cattle share the grain
been observed, says Fowler, mixture equally and that a
In mild cases, cattle indicate few do not eat all of it.
restlessness and may Other preventive
urinate frequently before measures are magnesium
more serious symptoms pellets which are
occur. manufactured to be
palatable to cattle, or a
mineral block containing
MgO which can be situated
where cattle have access to
it.
The stress may be brought
on in early spring by the
sudden change in feed for the
cattle. The content of lush
spring pasture is charac
terized by high protein and
low energy. This situation
disrupts normal digestion in
the rumen and causes the
release of high levels of
ammonia in the rumen fluid.
The ammonia raises the ph
of the rumen and small in
testine, explains Fowler. The
higher ph apparently
prevents the absorption of
calcium and magnesium
from the intestine into the
blood. Low blood magnesium
levels result, causing the
symptoms of shakiness
and instability.
Good management can
prevent tetany, says
Fowler. Since the stress
most often results under
conditions of an improper
protein-energy balance.
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The second meeting of the
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projects.
Carol Balmer and Debbie
Crider gave a report on the
Guernsey tour which took
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Highlighting the meeting
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