How to manage nitrate and nitrite poisoning in livestock

摘要

Nitrates are present in soil, forages, ground water, silages, crops, weeds, animal tissues, decaying organic matter and excreta. Nitrate at normal concentration is not toxic to animals, but at higher levels it may cause a disease called nitrate poisoning. IN nature, nitrates are naturally present in soil, forages, ground water, silages, crops, weeds, animal tissues, decaying organic mattef and excreta. Poisoning is usually associated with animals ingesting forage or feed with a high nitrate content Ruminants are more susceptible to poisoning than non-ruminant species because microbes in their digestive tract favour the conversion of nitrate to nitrite.