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COW STRUCK BY LIGHTNING?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 829672" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>I've seen both direct and indirect strikes. </p><p>Often, with direct hits, there will be linear singe marks in the hair - and sometimes you have to look closely to find them. First time I went out to see a set of lightning-struck cattle, when I was in veterinary practice, I could smell the burnt hair by the time I got within 50 ft of them.</p><p>I have also seen cattle standing under a tree that took a direct hit - no marks on the cattle, but when there's a split in the bark from ground to top of the tree, dirt blown up from around the roots, and a bunch of carcasses piled up in the vicinity, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened.</p><p>In many cases, the cows will be dropped with a mouthful of grass or a cud in their mouths - something that wouldn't likely happen with any other cause of death.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 829672, member: 12607"] I've seen both direct and indirect strikes. Often, with direct hits, there will be linear singe marks in the hair - and sometimes you have to look closely to find them. First time I went out to see a set of lightning-struck cattle, when I was in veterinary practice, I could smell the burnt hair by the time I got within 50 ft of them. I have also seen cattle standing under a tree that took a direct hit - no marks on the cattle, but when there's a split in the bark from ground to top of the tree, dirt blown up from around the roots, and a bunch of carcasses piled up in the vicinity, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened. In many cases, the cows will be dropped with a mouthful of grass or a cud in their mouths - something that wouldn't likely happen with any other cause of death. [/QUOTE]
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