How to detect and treat fractures or dislocations in your livestock

Zimbabwean men attempt to get a malnourished cow on its feet in rural Masvingo, in this file picture taken January 21, 2016.

Every living being has a form of skeletal system which protects its internal delicate organs from external forces. In addition, the skeletal system gives shape and aids in movement.

All mammals are vertebrates and have internal skeleton composed of varies types of bones unto which muscles and ligaments artistically attach. Typically, mammals will have a head on one end from which a vertebral column arises and moves to the far end in most instances ending up in a tail.