Posted by
Vinny Pinto on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Dairy-cows-and-emf-effects-tp1542722p1542723.html
Hi folks and "abailey":
The letter below could be a bit misleading, because it could appear
that the author (I do not know the name of the person who sent the
post, as she/he did not sign their name) may be inferring that the
problem which affected the cows -- and for which the judgement was
awarded -- was due to EMF fields or E-fields or magnetic fields, and
this is not the case. Rather, livestock "stray voltage" problems such
as the one described in the article involve actual electrical
currents which pass through the soil and which pass through the
hooves of cows, causing discomfort and disrupting bodily rhythms. It
can be likened to someone hooking up electrodes to the bottoms of
each of your bare feet and passing a small electrical current across
the two feet (through your body).
with care,
--Vinny
At 03:30 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote:
>I thought you might find this article interesting. Apparently farmers
>can sue for damages that emf causes dairy cows. I guess its harder for
>us humans to quantify economic damage. Could be a legal precedent
>though.
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>Dairy farmers win $1.1 million against utility
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>The Baumgardners of Skagit Valley had been mystified for years about
>what was making their cows sick and milk production drop. They traced
>it to stray voltage infiltrating their barn, and they want more
>farmers made aware of the issue.
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>Full story:
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http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dairy18m&date=20061018>
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