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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1583900" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>As others have said I don't think there would be any health risk there for the other cattle in that case. I have always heard that varmits would not eat lightning strike victim carcasses. Seems like there could be something to that but don't know why. Over the years we have lost some for various reasons. I typically drag them up next to our driveway so the "dead wagon" as the dead animal removal service truck is called locally here can pick it up, I cover them with a tarp to keep crittters and our dogs off of it. Have to keep a close watch or the dogs will mess with it. Last summer one of our longhorn heifers was killed by lightning, and the dog went over and smelled around and then walked away and didn't bother with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1583900, member: 24816"] As others have said I don’t think there would be any health risk there for the other cattle in that case. I have always heard that varmits would not eat lightning strike victim carcasses. Seems like there could be something to that but don’t know why. Over the years we have lost some for various reasons. I typically drag them up next to our driveway so the “dead wagon” as the dead animal removal service truck is called locally here can pick it up, I cover them with a tarp to keep crittters and our dogs off of it. Have to keep a close watch or the dogs will mess with it. Last summer one of our longhorn heifers was killed by lightning, and the dog went over and smelled around and then walked away and didn’t bother with it. [/QUOTE]
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