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==Description==

==Description==

Due to their unselective feeding habits, cattle may injest a variety of foreign bodies. Heavier metallic objects consumed can become lodged in the [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology|reticulum]], and may penetrate the reticular wall under the influence of the continuous [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology#Ruminoreticular contraction|reticular movements]]. This is enhanced in pregnancy and parturition.

Due to their unselective feeding habits, cattle may injest a variety of foreign bodies. Heavier metallic objects consumed can become lodged in the [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology|reticulum]], and may penetrate the reticular wall under the influence of the continuous [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology#Ruminoreticular contraction|reticular movements]] and forces caused by pregnancy and parturition.

Pathological changes depend on the direction of penetration; this is usually in an anterior-ventral direction. Pyogenic bacteria escape from the [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology|reticulum]], causing localised peritonitis, local fibrinous adhesions

Pathological changes depend on the direction of penetration; this is usually in an anterior-ventral direction. Pyogenic bacteria escape from the [[The Reticulum - Anatomy & Physiology|reticulum]], causing localised peritonitis, local fibrinous adhesions