A hardy new grass called "HiMag" may help protect cattle, sheep, and goats from an affliction known as grass tetany. When ruminants�animals with four stomachs�have too little magnesium in their blood, grass tetany can result. Also known as hypomagnesemia, grass tetany causes an estimated $50 to $150 million in livestock production losses each year in the United States.

Valuable resource. Includes the complete listing of all proceedings for the California Alfalfa & Forage Symposiums. If you don�t find the subject matter you�re looking for in the latest proceedings, it�s easy to search the site to access prior proceedings.