New farm "fashion". Why cows hole in the side?

For the first time he saw the picture cow with a hole in the side, I thought it was someone's joke. What one did with the help of Photoshop cow semblance of rubber toys. And now you can write poems about them in the likeness of a song about a hedgehog who "whistling hole in his right side».

But as it turned out, cows with rubber flaps in the side do exist. Moreover, such cases are not unique, and there are entire farm operated with herds of animals. Honestly, this looks very scary sight.



It turns out that this is not a whim of the farmers who have decided to make a kind of piercing his Cows and a new word in veterinary medicine.



The fact that the stomach of a cow - a complex multi-level mechanism to digest huge amounts of fiber. At its core, it's a whole mini-mill, which thanks to a special microflora in the nutrients are processed even cellulose. Therefore, the cow can eat quietly, such as hay.



However, cow's digestive tract microflora is quite sensitive and can easily break the unbalanced diet. For example, when Burenka after prolonged feeding hay rapidly becomes food for young clover, beet or silage, is her problems begin. Microorganisms do not have time to readjust to digest the new food, and a cow is suffering from oversupply in the rumen (one of the parts of the stomach). If time does not help the animal, it may even die from suffocation.



Previously, in such cases it was decided to pierce the cow stomach in a certain place, to release the excess gas. It was a special and rather painful procedure because it provided a noticeable delay. After all, pet owners usually tried to delay until the last call the vet, hoping beast itself will be better. Now practice the introduction of a special valve that can be opened at the right time. Through the valve can not only display extra gases. But to remove the part of the food went there, not to provoke further proliferation of microorganisms.



In addition, through such hole can now be timely to control the concentration of bacteria in the stomach and unicellular cows and feed her those feeds that Burenka able to digest the maximum benefit for themselves.



The hole in the side though and looks unattractive, but it does not disturb the animal. At least that assure veterinarians conducting such operations. Cows are behaving as if nothing had happened, and it seems that not even aware that they are implanted into the side of the valve.



However, some animal welfare advocates are opposed to this treatment technology. After all, some farmers are beginning to install the valve "for the future" when a cow is still okay and the scar did not bother her.



In addition, activists opposed to specialized farms, which studied the effect of different new feeds on the microflora of the stomach cows. There's also all the cows are inserted into the rumen of the valve to make it easier to do tests and analyzes. In addition, here organized tours, including children, which show visitors the process work. Tourists are free to remove nedoperevarenny food from the stomach of a cow, or what is happening in the rumen. Animal rights groups believe such behavior is unacceptable.



The piquancy of the situation is also added the protests vegetarians, which is a pity cows with holes in the side of feed on farms studies. The irony is that the scientists are also investigating the principle of operation of micro-organisms in the gastric tract of a cow. The results of their study could lead to synthesizing new products which will have all the nutrients for humans, but it will be completely vegetarian.



In general, it is difficult to say unequivocally whether to "equip" cow-like holes. What do you think about this? Discuss it with your friends, after sharing with them a link to this post.

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