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LARGE areas in and near Somerset are unsuitable for grazing because they cause severe diarrhœa in cattle. These areas, called 'teart', are found on the argillaceous Lower Lias. The disease has been shown1 to be due to an excess of soluble molybdates in the herbage and the soil ; it can be cured by adding copper salts to the diet. A possible explanation of the effect of molybdates is suggested by the following observations.
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MCGOWAN, J., BRIAN, P. Inhibition of Catechol Bacteriostasis by Molybdates. Nature 159, 373 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159373a0
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