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Lethargic/ Not Eating Steer
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<blockquote data-quote="JillianeSchro" data-source="post: 893767" data-attributes="member: 17934"><p>Colleen, A magnet is administered to cattle via a piller type device to help catch all the metallic objects they may ingest such as nails or wires which could easily get wrapped up in their stomachs causing perforations... this condition is usually referred to as "hardware disease". The magnet its self isn't passed though the body but resides in the rumen or reticulum for the life of the animal. This is where all the metallic objects collect as well. It isn't uncommon for an animal to be feed more than magnet throughout its life depending on how long the animal is around, there are even magnet retrievers that some farmers use to retrieve the magnets back out of their animals to be cleaned and reinserted. But usually they reside in the animal for life as a preventive measure against hardware disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JillianeSchro, post: 893767, member: 17934"] Colleen, A magnet is administered to cattle via a piller type device to help catch all the metallic objects they may ingest such as nails or wires which could easily get wrapped up in their stomachs causing perforations... this condition is usually referred to as "hardware disease". The magnet its self isn't passed though the body but resides in the rumen or reticulum for the life of the animal. This is where all the metallic objects collect as well. It isn't uncommon for an animal to be feed more than magnet throughout its life depending on how long the animal is around, there are even magnet retrievers that some farmers use to retrieve the magnets back out of their animals to be cleaned and reinserted. But usually they reside in the animal for life as a preventive measure against hardware disease. [/QUOTE]
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