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. - 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 ...

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 ...

Photo by Steve Wikse Immediately call your veterinarian if you find a cow with symptoms of grass tetany. This is an emergency of the highest urgency. Treatment must be given promptly with a minimal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Much of Oklahoma and the Southern Plains will have wheat pasture to utilize as winter feed for stocker cattle, replacement heifers, and in some cases for adult cows. At -- and after -- calving time ...

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 ...