The teart pastures of Somerset: I. The cause and cure of teartness
- 1 January 1943
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 33 (1), 44-51
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002185960004836x
Abstract
The scouring of cattle and sheep caused by the teart pastures of central Somerset is due to the presence of molybdenum in the herbage in amounts varying from about 20 to 100 parts per million in the dry matter. The scouring can be prevented and cured by feeding or drenching with copper sulphate. A daily dose of 2 g. copper sulphate for cows and 1 g. for young stock, is sufficient to cure and prevent the scouring on very teart land. Less copper sulphate may be enough on mildly teart land.Keywords
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