Overview of staggers
• Causes
• Risk Factors
• Clinical signs
• Treatment
• Prevention
Causes
• Poor ability to regulate magnesium levels
• Only source is through daily feed intake (10-35% from diet)
• Inadequate nutrition
• Reduced feed intake
• Main losses are through kidneys and milk
Risk factors
• Inadequate nutrition:
• Stage of grass
• Reduced transit time
• High ammonia and potassium levels on grazing
• Reduced intake:
• Stress
• Disease
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