How mineral supplementation can spare spring calf pneumonia
How mineral supplementation can spare spring calf pneumonia >More in © Tim Scrivener Relying on quality forage alone to support spring-calving cows in late gestation can lead to mineral shortages and a rise in fatal bacteria pneumonia in young calves each spring. Simple hay and silage diets are cost-effective but can be short of key minerals, depending on how trace elements are balanced in the soil on your farm and the forages produced. Farm Post Mortems, based in County Durham, sees a spike in calf deaths each spring due to comp...