Dear Daktari
I recently lost my valued cow. I called a vet who did postmortem examination and said the cow had died of impaction of the rumen. I had not stayed with the cow for long but when I bought it appeared to be in good health. I was feeding it on quality feeds mainly chopped hay. Strangely, a huge polyethene bag was found in one of its stomachs and the vet said this could have been the cause of death plus the hay. Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?