Agri Hour: 23 June, Dr Francois van der Vyver

Phosphorus is one of the essential nutrients for livestock, especially during the summer season. Signs of phosphorus deficiency in cattle is usually the chewing of foreign material such as bones which can lead to diseases such as botulism, or ‘lamsiekte’, as it is known in Afrikaans. Here is Dr Francois van der Vyver, Technical Manager of National Ruminants at Nutri Feeds, with more….