Anyone every find a Cow Magnet

[shane41]

A cow magnet is a preventive veterinary medical device for cattle, consisting of a plastic cylinder about one centimeter in diameter, which encloses a strong alnico magnet. A rancher or dairy farmer feeds a magnet to each cow; it settles in the rumen or reticulum and remains there for the life of the animal.

When the cow grazes, it often consumes and swallows what is called tramp iron: baling and barbed wire, staples, nails, and other metallic objects. These objects are indigestible, and would lodge in the reticulum and cause inflammation, resulting in lower milk production (for dairy cattle) or lower weight gain (for feeder stock). This condition is called hardware disease.

The cow magnet attracts such objects and prevents them from becoming lodged in the animal's tissue. While the resultant mass of iron remains in the cow's rumen as a sort of bezoar, it does not cause the severe problems of hardware disease. Cow Magnets cannot be passed through a cow's 4th bonivial meta-colon. Found this on the web site.....
Years ago I found one of these in a field . Never knew what it was, until a farmer told me what they were used for. At first I thought he was giving me a wild story, but I guess he was right I was just wondering if anyone else happen upon one while MD"ing. Hope the pic is clear enough. .

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[Gypsy Heart]

I did find one of those...but growing up on a dairy farm I knew exactly what it was .....so handled with care

[garyf]

That's very interesting, but I'm not sure I really wanted to know that.

[aa battery]

I snuck up on a cow once and screamed to scare her but no magnet

[lastleg]

Maybe she wasn't attracted to you.

[mgdigger]

Found one while helping the sheriff dept look for a murder weapon

[Bridge End Farm]

I have some used and unused if anyone wants one

[Woody14]

What does it smell like?
Just kidding of course. I know farmers up here in New York, that pile away there dead animals off on there land. Found em in the woods and edges of fields before. The dead cows that is.

[robert roy]

Well, learned something today. Here I thought it was to keep the cow attached to the fridge!

[aa battery]

My brother in law puts cow magnets on his fuel line in his Chevy truck. He claims it reformulates the gas and he gets better fuel mileage but then again he is from Oregon.

[robert roy]

I wonder if I strapped one to each side of my knees It help relieve the arthrithis
RR

[Bridge End Farm]

I wonder if I strapped one to each side of my knees It help relieve the arthrithis
RR

just read on another thread about ol folk rememdies folks eating golden raisens soaked in gin for theirs, they all seem to be having possitive effects from the raisens. 9 a day.