Ammoniation Sometimes Produces Dangerous Feed
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In the last decade an increasing number of farmers worldwide have adopted the technique of ammoniation as a means of increasing the utilisation of roughages by ruminants, Our work has identified problems with ammoniation which are similar to those encountered with ammoniated molasses in the 1950%. Since July 1984 there have been several outbreaks of hyperexcitability in cattle fed ammoniated roughages at the University of New England. Characteristically the animals have sudden outbreaks of galloping in circles and colliding with other animals or fences.
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