Yeah arson would be bad and not the intent of the post. I meant burning them after you pick them off.
Actually, I understood that to be your intent .
I was just being a little sarcastic, at your expense. Sorry about that !!
However, if you think about it, in the West and Mid-west cattle areas, they generally conduct a "controlled burn" to get rid of the field 'winter-kill' litter.
I think this may be used to control parasitic and saprophytic insects which prey upon cattle in the fields.
I think the Bundy legal case comes immediately to mind...