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More tools would also be welcomed for understanding and mitigating the impacts of tall fescue on the livestock industry.

Feed intakes, passage rates depend on ration fiber.

Cooler temperatures has resulted in slow pasture forage growth and cows are nipping it off faster than it is growing.

Grass tetany typically occurs when cattle are grazing rapidly growing, lush, green grass.

When you test your hay or corn stalks or cover crop for nitrates, look closely at the report to see what method your lab used to report your nitrate results.

Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.

Springtime brings the growth of new spring grasses, but also the potential for grass tetany.

Prussic acid and nitrates affect cattle differently.

Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.

One of the most common concerns among cattle producers right now nitrate or prussic acid toxicity in sudangrass, millet or Johnsongrass.

Be cautious when turning livestock into pastures with certain warm season grasses as toxic nitrate and prussic acid can accumulate in drought situations.

At, and after calving time next January, February, and March “grass tetany” could occur in a few situations.

Forage analysis can be a useful tool to remove some of the mystery concerning the hay that producers will feed this winter.

Odd fall weather and fescue pasture growth set up potential poisonous pastures causing fescue foot in cow herds.

In some cases, plants can become more toxic during drought and heat stress.  In addition, there is the increased potential for cattle to ingest toxic plants due to lack of other feedstuffs.

Hay bales can be an effective and reliable feed source for livestock as the weather turns cold and dreary.

Prussic acid when ingested by cattle, is quickly absorbed into the blood stream, and blocks the animal's cells from utilizing oxygen.

Eating alfalfa, sorghum-sudangrass and sudangrass right after a killing freeze can cause health problems in cattle.

Despite the important niche that tall fescue fills, there are important downsides to consider when grazing livestock on tall fescue grass.

Prussic acid is found when susceptible plants are under drought conditions or after a light frost.