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If there is another one will be doing liver analysis. The calves do not die. In fact one that only had back legs affected was placed in a sling and fed for two weeks. Very small percentage but never occured until this fall. Still wondering if something in drought stressed sudan grass pasture...

Mineral includes trace elements. Mature cows receive mixed feed both milking and dry. Heiffers get mineral sporadically. There have been calves from both mature cows and first time heiffers.

Northwest Arkansas Milking Shorthorn and Holstine Calves from different sires affected Have to get back with you about mineral program but is customized for specific pasture Hay Grazer is a sudan hybrid, milking cows on TMR, when dry typically fescue, bermuda or one of sudan type annuals. The...

necropsy been done with no results. Also specific inspection of brain of three calves. Could this extreem of a selenium deficiency not have symptoms in the cow?

Need any information. We have has a rash of calves that when born have muscles that are rigid and cannot be moved. The condition does not improve. The only common link and this is not 100 % was grazing on drought stressed hay grazer pasture after a heavy rain. But not all of the cows were in...