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Tests prove sulphur feed poisoning

Posted By Walter Schneider On December 21, 2006 @ 11:20 am In Pollution: Health Issues | No Comments

Bob Ritter of Cincinnati said both an autopsy on one of his calves and testing of feed samples came up positive for a very high level of sulphur. …Sulfuric acid is used in the process to make ethanol and a by-product is corn gluten and what is called distilled grain. They are used as livestock feed.

Ritter said his sick calves became lethargic and appeared to be in a daze, but some would fight when he tried doctoring them. Some of his other calves had shoved their heads against fences until they hung themselves or dropped.

The poisoning is known as [2] polioencephalomalacia….

([3] Full Story at dailyiowegian.com)
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See also: [4] Recent cattle problems linked to by-product feeds; [5] Breakthrough in ‘miniature’ cattle case, and [6] Sulfur in Beef Cattle Mineral Nutrition

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[1] Tests prove sulphur feed poisoning: http://www.dailyiowegian.com/local/local_story_356095926.html
[2] polioencephalomalacia: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/102000.htm
[3] Full Story at dailyiowegian.com: http://www.dailyiowegian.com/local/local_story_356095926.html/resources_printsto
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[4] Recent cattle problems linked to by-product feeds: http://lce.folc.ca#cattlefeed3
[5] Breakthrough in ‘miniature’ cattle case: http://lce.folc.ca#cattlefeed1
[6] Sulfur in Beef Cattle Mineral Nutrition: http://lce.folc.cafile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Staples/My%20Documents/M
y%20Web%20Sites/folc/sulphur_storage/sulphur_poisoning.htm#Sulphur_cattle_nutrition

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