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Why are my cows dying?

Dear Prof McCrindle,

Some of my milk cows are suddenly dying after showing severe diarrhoea with blood in it. What could cause this? Kind regards, Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

There are several possibilities. One of them is warfarin, or rat poison. Sometimes if rat poison is kept in feed stores, cattle feed can become contaminated

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