Prussic Acid Poisoning could be an issue with Frosted Forages
Prussic acid poisoning is caused by hydrocyanic acid. As a cyanide compound the substance can quickly kill animals. Death can occur within minutes of ingestion in some cases. Cyanide interferes with...
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Preventing Prussic Acid Poisoning
A significant risk of grazing certain species of drought or frost-damaged forages is hydrocyanic acid poisoning. This is more commonly known as prussic acid or cyanide poisoning. While prussic acid...
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Comparing Prussic Acid and Nitrate Toxicity in Cattle Operations
As we head toward the “dog days of summer”, heat and drought may cause plants intended for hay or grazing to be stressed. Summer annuals most often include the forage sorghums and when stressed they...
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Getting a Handle on a Two-Faced Grass
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Johnsongrass, with its tall seed heads and long leaves popping up everywhere along Arkansas highways, pastures and lots, was introduced to the United States in the early 19th...
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Effects of a Freeze on Forages
By Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist If you haven’t experienced a freeze yet this fall, you soon will. And remember, a freeze can cause hazards for using some forages. When plants...
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Dangers of Harvesting and Grazing Certain Forages Following a Frost
Mark Sulc, OSU Extension Forage Specialist Frost on sorghum-sudangrass hybrids and forage sorghums create an intermediate high potential for prussic acid poisoning As cold weather approaches, livestock...
View ArticleAvoid Forage Toxicities After Frosts
Mark Sulc, OSU Extension Forage Specialist As cold weather approaches this week, livestock owners need to keep in mind the few forage species that can be extremely toxic soon after a frost. Several...
View ArticleGrazing Concerns After a Light Frost
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Some of northwestern Oklahoma and the panhandle have already experienced a frost or freeze from the last cold front However the...
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