Always keep appropriate covers on needles, except when being used. Associated with turnout of cattle onto lush grass, especially in cold weather. Staggers occurs when an animal's blood magnesium and calcium levels fall below normal. This gives rise to 3 clinical syndromes. Emergency treatment is required - sedation followed by magnesium and calcium.
Good nursing is needed until the cow is up.
They walk with stiff gait, and have muscle tremors. Both acute and chronic cases need magnesium supplementation. One clinical case indicates that the herd may be dangerously low in magnesium. There are several ways that this percentage is affected, these factors should be considered when choosing a control strategy. High potassium fertilisers lower magnesium uptake by pasture.