Spring is coming and it will be here before you know it. With this winters abundant snow fall pastures this spring will green up fast with lush new growth. All this new growth can leave your best producing cows subject to grass tetany. Grass tetany tends to be more prevalent in older cows and the effects can come on fast and most generally lethal.
Feeding and good quality mineral year round is the first step in preventing grass tetany. Stock Blair minerals contain 2% magnesium which aids in keeping magnesium levels in the blood steam adequate all year round. The next step in preventing grass tetany is to feed a well balanced Hi Mag Mineral 1 to 2 months prior and during spring pasture growth. Elevating magnesium levels in the blood stream will prevent spring grass tetany keeping your cow herd healthy and producing calves for years to come.
Blair’s High Mag Mineral is a well balanced mineral designed for 4 ounce consumption per head per day. Getting the right balance of each mineral is imperative to the availability of the animal and proper consumption because if the animal won’t eat it. It can’t do the job. Blair’s High Mag Mineral is available with or without Aureomycin for the control of anaplasmosis and bacterial pneumonia.
Light snow will cover the Southern Plains through western and northern Midwest Monday. We may also see some freezing precipitation in the Southern Plains. » More DTN Weather Commentary