by Dr Jillian Kelly
With the continued dry weather and the cereal grain feeding going on across the district, I expect to see cases of hypocalcaemia (low calcium levels) in sheep in the coming weeks.
At this time of year, we mainly see it in sheep yarded for management practices such as shearing, and it is common in weaners especially if they’ve been held off-feed in the yards or small paddocks.
Hypocalcaemia looks spectacular – animals go down, some will sit on their bellies with their legs out behind them . . .
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