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<blockquote data-quote="Bandsaw" data-source="post: 605022" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>We ammoniated our lower quality hay for several years. A few years ago, We had fed hay all winter. When we started having calves in March, We had some calves start acting nutty at about a week old, and would die real quickly. We lost four or five calves real quick. Lab found nothing. We figured out it was "Crazy Cow Syndrome" caused by a chemical produced when we ammoniated hay that was too high in quality. We never had another incident after we pulled that hay. The chemical level was low enough it didn't affect the cows, but concentrated in the milk, and affected the calves. We ceased ammoniating any hay. You might google "crazy cow syndrome" and see if anything there applies to your situation with the nitrates.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bandsaw, post: 605022, member: 9037"] We ammoniated our lower quality hay for several years. A few years ago, We had fed hay all winter. When we started having calves in March, We had some calves start acting nutty at about a week old, and would die real quickly. We lost four or five calves real quick. Lab found nothing. We figured out it was "Crazy Cow Syndrome" caused by a chemical produced when we ammoniated hay that was too high in quality. We never had another incident after we pulled that hay. The chemical level was low enough it didn't affect the cows, but concentrated in the milk, and affected the calves. We ceased ammoniating any hay. You might google "crazy cow syndrome" and see if anything there applies to your situation with the nitrates. [/QUOTE]
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