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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11065"><p>We lost 3 cows in January to the same thing. Appetite was fine, stool was somewhat normal, gave Vit B every day, checked for worms, even bought a hip lift and lifted them 3 times a day. They still couldn't move their rear legs. And yes, we even tried a cattle prod. We concluded that it was White Muscle Disease due to the lack of selenium. This seems to be the ticket because after we started putting mineral blocks out with selenium we have not lost a one and the whole herd seem much more active. We were only feeding hay which grew in our area very fast in the spring but not much in the summer due to lack of rain. From what I have read, when the grass grows too fast in the spring it looses its nutritional value during the summer. This makes it necessary for mineral supplements during the winter. Oh and by the way, the other poster was right... Calcium is just as important as the selenium. Good luck! Chris Central Missouri PS... If you have any other questions please post again. I will answer.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:fischersstkfrm@aol.com">fischersstkfrm@aol.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11065"] We lost 3 cows in January to the same thing. Appetite was fine, stool was somewhat normal, gave Vit B every day, checked for worms, even bought a hip lift and lifted them 3 times a day. They still couldn’t move their rear legs. And yes, we even tried a cattle prod. We concluded that it was White Muscle Disease due to the lack of selenium. This seems to be the ticket because after we started putting mineral blocks out with selenium we have not lost a one and the whole herd seem much more active. We were only feeding hay which grew in our area very fast in the spring but not much in the summer due to lack of rain. From what I have read, when the grass grows too fast in the spring it looses its nutritional value during the summer. This makes it necessary for mineral supplements during the winter. Oh and by the way, the other poster was right... Calcium is just as important as the selenium. Good luck! Chris Central Missouri PS... If you have any other questions please post again. I will answer. [email=fischersstkfrm@aol.com]fischersstkfrm@aol.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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