Sulfur Dangers in Calves

Watch for polio signs from sulfur in feed or water.

Producers who are supplementing their calves with feeds such as corn gluten or distillers’ grain need to be on the watch for polio, a health condition that causes blindness or difficulty walking due to brain swelling. This can happen in supplemented calves that are drinking from a water source that also contains sulfur.

Listen to the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) podcast Cattle Chat at the 25:36 mark to learn more.

Editor’s note: This is reprinted with permission from BCI News. Photo by Corley Williams from the 2020 NJAA/Angus Journal Photo Contest.