Haryana: Bull eats 40 grams of gold, family crosses its fingers

In a shocking incident, a bull ate about 40 grams of gold ornaments belonging to a woman residing in ward number six of Kalanawali area in Sirsa, Haryana. Speaking to media, owner Janakraj said, "The incident took place on October 19 when my wife and daughter-in-law put their gold ornaments in a bowl in which they were cutting vegetables. The bowl got covered by leftover vegetables by mistake. After which it was thrown into the garbage. CCTV camera footage showed a bull eating the garbage in which the vegetables had been thrown."

'We are hoping that we will get gold from its dung'

The family is serving choicest of eatables such as green fodder, jaggery and gram to the bull in hopes of retrieving the ornaments weighing 40 gram from the animal's stomach through defecation. He said, "We searched for the bull and called a veterinary doctor to catch the animal. After this, we have tied the bull in an open space near our home and have been feeding it. We are hoping that we will get the gold back, that is why we are feeding it." Janakraj added, "We will leave the bull at a goshala if we do not get gold back." However, the efforts of the family members have remained fruitless so far.

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Rumen can be removed through rumenotomy

Veterinarian Dr Vijay Sonawal was quoted in the reports saying that the food eaten by the bovine goes to an organ in their digestive system called rumen, which can be removed through a process called rumenotomy. With the rumen being capable of carrying up to 250 litres of water along with fodder and feed, objects such as plastic bags, nails and jewellery are difficult to be passed out.

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(With ANI inputs)