What is Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD)?
February 2, 2017
Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD)
Are your sheep wasting away, suffering bottle jaw or diarrhoea?
These are all common symptoms of Ovine Johne's Disease.
Ovine Johne's Disease or OJD, is generally described as a chronic wasting disease that causes the condition of livestock, including sheep and goats, to...
What is "Grass Staggers"?
November 17, 2016
What Is Grass Staggers (hypomagnesaemia)?
Grass Staggers (hypomagnesaemia) or
"lactation tetany" is an acute disorder
characterised by sudden death and caused
by low levels of magnesium in the blood.
Factors include:
1) young, rapidly growing spring grass
can be low in magnesium
2) individual ewes vary in their...