How to manage wounds in your farm animals as you wait for vet to come

External injuries to the skin can originate from traumatic injuries from falls or fights, corrosive chemicals, heat or cold.PHOTO: COURTESY

In medical terms, a wound is defined as any discontinuity on an animal’s skin with or without damage to the underlying body tissues like muscles, blood vessels or nerves.

The skin plays a critical protective role and any interference to its structure results in malfunction that exposes the delicate inner tissues.