Greetings List Friends
This is a link to a fact sheet from Tennis Marx, Beef Specialist,
Production Systems, with Alberta Agriculture
It deals with the problem of "winter tetany" a condition that
sometimes
occurs in beef cows wintered on mostly forage diets, especially when
straw is the major roughage. It is caused by a magnesium deficiency,
which is sometimes confused with milk fever because some, but not all,
symptoms are similar. She gives a detailed summary of the symptoms and
treatment.
Tetany Problems in Beef Cows
http://
www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/beef4808
Regards
Ross Gould, P.Ag. Retired
Calgary, Alberta
P.S. I have a special interest in the issue because it was the focus of
my M.Ag. retread degree in the mid '70s. R.G.
