The indiscriminate ingestive behavior of cattle predisposes them to accidental swallowing of both penerating and non penetrating foreign bodies that settle in the reticulum and rumen most of the times. As a result of extensive occupation of grazing land by human inhabitants there is dearth of the same for cattle. Further, reduction in space in the urban areas has pushed the cattle population to fend themselves in the streets.
A micro-level study was conducted in Bankura district in India with 50 tribal and 50 non-tribal farmers practicing mixed crop-livestock farming. The farmers were asked about several animal welfare criteria including those for draft animals.
