Grass staggers (hypomagnesaemia) causes sudden and often fatal neurological disease in cattle. Prevention through magnesium supplementation is straightforward and effective.
Cattle dying from hypomagnesaemia suffer acute neurological disease - tetany, convulsions, and death in a matter of hours. The condition is entirely preventable through appropriate magnesium supplementation during high-risk periods. Every case of grass staggers represents a preventable welfare failure that was avoidable with routine preventive management.