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Dairy Systems
Magnesium Staggers
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Step 1 of 7This occurs due to magnesium deficiency.
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Step 2 of 7Cows are agitated and jittery. They chew and sometimes froth at the mouth. This one was chewing the bars on the yard. They also often will be starry eyed and not focus on you. They will sometimes charge you.
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Treat with a bag of Magnesium Sulphate.
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ONLY EVER TREAT UNDER THE SKIN
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Step 5 of 7TREATING IN THE VEIN WILL KILL THE COW.
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Step 6 of 7If you don’t have any mag sulphate bags use 4 in 1 bags under the skin and give 2 bags.
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Step 7 of 7Alternatively drench with 60g of mag chloride mixed in 200ml warm water. This is absorbed very quickly from the intestine.