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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grass tetany is a serious metabolic disorder which annually affects many cattle in our area. It is associated with low blood magnesium and most often shows up in cows nursing young calves and grazing ...

PINE BLUFF — Grass tetany is a common problem in livestock, usually prevalent in the early spring grazing season, said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension Program livestock specialist at the ...

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 ...

Grass tetany is considered a problem that usually occurs when cattle or sheep are eating lush, spring grass or annual cereal forages such as rye, wheat or triticale. But it can also occur when cattle ...

Spring has finally arrived and as grass begins to grow, grazing livestock may experience a forage-related problem known as grass tetany, grass staggers, lactation tetany or hypomagnesemia. Grass ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The warmer spring temperatures have been a welcome reprieve from the cold experienced across the region in 2019. With warmer temperatures and significant soil moisture, ranchers need to be proactive ...