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Hardware disease from tires an issue for livestockABERDEEN, S.D. (AP)--The Cooperative Extension Service advises cattle producers to check tires used to hold feed to make sure steel wires aren't exposed. A study by Russ Daly, a South Dakota State University Extension veterinarian, found thin wires inside cattle carcasses. The wire came from tire feeding stations and caused hardware disease, he said. Cattle wear down the tires as they rub against them, exposing steel wires inside the tires. The study says the wires then break off, and cattle then can ingest them or be stuck by them. "They need to make sure they're not seeing any exposed steel belting. If they are, they need to take that tire out," said Lanette Butler, McPherson County livestock educator. Daly said he would not discourage the use of tire feeders if they are in good condition. "This is certainly no epidemic, nor something that would wipe out a herd," he said. "But it does give us an answer to some of those lingering health concerns we have seen in cattle." 4/28/08 Date: 4/24/08
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