I received a phone call from the front desk that a reporter from National Public Radio (NPR) was going to call after lunch to talk with one of the veterinarians about “magnetizing cattle for the upcoming tornado season.” My head was spinning about the oddity of the phase, “magnetizing cattle.” I pictured long lines of cattle waiting to enter a large magnetizing machine that would put a charge on each beast as metal starts dropping from the sky and sticking to their hairy hides with a clinking sound. I had every intention of convincing the reporter from NPR that veterinarians did no such thing. But alas, I thought a little bit about the simple process of dropping a magnet into a cow’s stomach. We do this all of the time. Could this be considered “magnetizing cattle?” I began to buy into the idea of this crazy headline.
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Incubating Chicken Eggs
Heritage Animal Health
I am still amazed every time I witness a little wet chick that resembles a prehistoric creature emerge from an egg shell. In three short weeks, baby chicks hatch unassisted, pop up and become an active fluff ball within a few hours. Elementary schools everywhere are participating in hatching projects to provide incredible educational experiences for their students. Chicken eggs are merely a huge embryo that we can clearly see without a microscope, providing amazing educational opportunities.
Equine Verminous Arteritis Caused by Large Strongyles
Heritage Animal Health
I have always thought opossums are pretty cool. They can eat as many as 700 ticks per day; this fact amazes me. They do not run very fast, cannot run up my pantleg or drop down on a thick web. Opossums are rabies free and I have never heard of anyone getting bit by one. But most people think of them as vermin: objectionable, nuisance animals, pests or parasites.
Bleeding Emergencies in Cattle
Heritage Animal Health
05/01/2017 CATTLE DEHORNING , CATTLE CASTRATION , CATTLE GENERAL HEALTH CARE Bleeding Emergencies in Cattle Dr. Colleen Lewis / January 5, 2017 Many years ago, I received a phone call to examine a Holstein steer as he lay with his head curled back in a sleeping position, unfortunately, dead. As...