Cow magnets are very popular with farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians since they are a well-known method of preventing hardware disease in cattle.
  • OptionalEnglish
    2•7 months ago

    Wow.

    I’d prefer if they just swept the area with a large magnet regularly though. Or, y’know, converted to a farm maybe.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•7 months ago

      There’s lots of machinery involved in processing hay and silage into feed. Any broken part, such as the tine of a rake, could end up in the feed. There’s no good way of screening that out once it’s baled or in a silo/bag.

      Of course it’s best to avoid contaminating areas with metal debris, but there’s still plenty of potential sources for contamination that aren’t feasible to elliminate.

  • @BoinkageEnglish
    2•7 months ago

    Thanks for sharing, that is indeed neat.