Cow Magnet #2
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Owner:
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dfl1
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Released:
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Friday, August 16, 2013
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Origin:
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In the hands of AppleSpar.
This is not collectible.
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Cow Magnet? Yes Cow Magnet.
A cow magnet is a veterinary medical device for the treatment or prevention of hardware disease in cattle.
A rancher or dairy farmer feeds a magnet to each calf at branding time; the magnet settles in the rumen or reticulum and remains there for the life of the animal.
When the cow grazes, it often consumes and swallows what is called tramp iron: baling and barbed wire, staples, nails, and other metallic objects. These objects are indigestible and would lodge in the reticulum and cause inflammation resulting in lower milk production (for dairy cattle) or lower weight gain (for feeder stock). The magnet captures these items and prevents them from becoming lodged in the animal's tissue.
This TB is an unused Cow Magnet.
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