Deficiency symptoms - hypomagnesaemic tetany / magnesium tetany / lactation tetany / grass staggers

DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
  • In adult ruminants a condition known as hypomagnesaemic tetany associated with low blood levels of magnesium (hypomagnesaemia) has been known under a variety of names including magnesium tetany, lactation tetany and grass staggers,
  • Typical symptoms of tetany are
  • Nervousness,
  • Tremors,
  • Twitching of the facial muscles,
  • Staggering gait
  • Convulsions.
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