Hypomagnesemia in beef cattle from the central region of Argentina: retrospective study

Abstract

Hypomagnesaemia (grass tetany) is a metabolic disorder of ruminants due to a reduced dietary intake of magnesium (primary deficiency), incorrect digestibility or associated metabolic factors reducing Mg intake (secondary deficiency). Grass tetany is a production disease responsible for important economic losses in beef herds from Argentina. Several factors influence the development of grass tetany in cattle, including physiological status, weather, soil and forage. This research described a retrospective analysis over the past 20 years, revising the cases of beef cattle clinical hypomagnesaemia registered at the Veterinary Diagnostic Service in INTA Balcarce, Argentina.

Genetics of Metabolic Disorders in Animals

“…Treatment of Grass tetany includes increasing blood serum levels of magnesium. Solution of magnesium sulfate is injected simultaneously with intravenous injection of calciummagnesium gluconate (Cantón et al 2021). Grass tetany is always an emergency requiring medical attention in cattle and farm animals.…”