Dear Dr Othieno, I am a dairy farmer from Nakuru County and a regular reader of your column. I recently chatted with my neighbour when he asked if I supplemented my animal feed with cobalt.
He warned me that failing to do so would put my animals at risk of Nakuritis.
I did not believe such a condition existed until another farmer intimated that a veterinary doctor had diagnosed his animals with cobalt deficiency, manifested by wasting away in his goats and cattle.
I provide mineral licks to my animals and have not observed any signs of the disease.
