Rock fern poisoning alert

By Nigel Gillan
Updated May 11 2017 - 3:10pm, first published 2:59pm
In this paddock, rock fern was the most dominant green plant and therefore more likely to be eaten.
In this paddock, rock fern was the most dominant green plant and therefore more likely to be eaten.

In the past week or so I’ve investigated three separate cases of rock fern toxicity in cattle. Unfortunately, multiple deaths occurred on each property.  Although the risk of poisoning is probably low for most herds in the district, it makes sense to be on the lookout.

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