You Can Now Touch The Insides Of A Cow Through Holes Made In Its Stomach!
By
Michael Avery in
Bizarre
On 26th August 2016
In case you didn’t know animals can live perfectly well with a permanent hole in their stomachs. Scientists call these surgically made holes, fistulas, which are covered by a canulla, a sort of cover from the outside world. They are used to test the digestibility of various cattle food, the cows are fed and as the food passes through her stomachs, scientist can just reach in and see how it is processed. As brutal as it might look, this doesn’t hurt the animals at all, it actually prolongs their life, in case of stomach disease, they can receive helping medicine directly in there.
The one thing I don’t approve of is people sticking their hand in animals just out of curiosity, like the kid in our photo. Sure it’s not something you’d call ordinary, but turning a medical procedure into a circus isn’t very ethical.
#1
Okay, this is going to sound supremely weird but you can now touch the insides of a living cow! And to make it even weirder, the animals won't even feel a thing while you caress their insides.
#2
These permanent holes in cows' stomach are made surgically and don't bother them at all. These holes are called fistulas, and are covered by a canulla- a sort of cover from the outside world.
#3
Fistulas are used to test the digestibility of various cattle food, the cows are fed and as the food passes through her stomachs, scientists can just reach in and see how it is processed.
#4
It does sound brutal but it actually will help to prolong the life of cattle as they can be treated immediately in case they experience any stomach disease.
#5
The only thing that is worrisome is people shoving their hands down cows stomach out of sheer curiosity.
