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A downed animal, or downer, is an animal who is too sick, diseased or injured to stand and walk on his/her own. While downers are found in virtually every type of animal agribusiness enterprise, dairy cows are at the greatest risk of becoming downed because of the intense physical demands of the dairy industry.
