Cattle ate baling twine

lanod2407

Need advice - was feeding cattle and one of the baling twines got taken by a heifer - almost sure she's eaten it.

Looking for advice on what I need to do and any risk to the heifer.

Miname

Just keep an eye on her, they often throw them back up, if she starts kicking at her gut or looks uncomfortable, call a vet.

lanod2407

Miname wrote: »

Just keep an eye on her, they often throw them back up, if she starts kicking at her gut or looks uncomfortable, call a vet.

Thanks - any idea how long it should take to resolve, either way?

djmc

Wouldn't worry too much about it you would be surprised what cattle can eat
I would be more worried if it was something sharp that could puncher the gut like a bit of fence wire .l think baling twine would pass through eventually

greysides

I think the two opinions above have basically covered it. One note I'd add is that while exceptionally rare, occasionally the string acts as a nidus for the collection of material and 'hair balls' can form along it......usually discovered on slaughter, so don't worry overly about it.