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Angie said:

> If I remember correctly, green grass has lots of
> magnesium. Allow for that and don't overdose.
You don't remember correctly.

Green grass is LOW in magnesium which is why cattle who are primarily
grazing on green grass need to be supplemented with magnesium (usually
in the form of magnseium oxide) in order to keep from getting
hypomagnesmia, also knows as grass tetany.

Here is from the following website:

"Grass tetany is a serious, often fatal metabolic disorder characterized
by low levels of magnesium in the blood serum of cattle.  It is also
called grass staggers and wheat pasture poisoning.  It primarily affects
older cows nursing calves less than two months old, but it may also
occur in young or dry cows and growing calves.  It happens most
frequently when cattle are grazing succulent, immature grass and often
affects the best cows in the herd."

http://cattletoday.info/grasstetany.htm

kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)




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