Source: Barb Glen, The Western Producer, November 2, 2017
FORT MACLEOD, Alta. — Bale net wrap is handy stuff when it comes to hay quality preservation, bale uniformity, ease of handling and protection from the elements.
However, it’s not quite so handy when net wrap ends up in a cow’s stomach, impedes digestion and eventually leads to the animal’s death.
Doug Leeds saw a first-hand example of the problem. The Claresholm, Alta., area rancher found a cow’s skeleton on his property earlier this year and the only thing well preserved was a large wad of net wrap in what was once the cow’s rumen.
Image Source: Claresholm, Alta., area rancher Doug Leeds shows a ball of net wrap that he found in the skeleton of a dead cow. – Barb Glen/The Western Producer
