From: DrMayf [mailto:drmayf@teknett.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:27 AM
> > Does that mean it is bullshit (does everyone know what cow magnets are
> for and how they are used?)?
>
> mayf :^}
>
Well, if you are asking about the REAL use for them,
http://www.magnetsource.com/Solutions_Pages/cowmags.html
Cow magnets are popular with dairy farmers and veterinarians to help prevent
Hardware Disease in their cattle. While grazing, cows eat everything from grass
and dirt to nails, staples and bits of bailing wire (referred to as tramp
iron). Tramp iron tends to lodge in the honeycombed walls of the recticulum,
threatening the surrounding vital organs and causing irritation and
inflammation, known as Hardware Disease. The cow loses her appetite and
decreases her milk output (dairy cows), or her ability to gain weight (feeder
stock). Cow magnets help prevent this disease by attracting stray metal from
the folds and crevices of the rumen and recticulum. One magnet works for the
life of the cow!
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