Hey, Bicyclette, as a partner in a sheep and cattle farm, and having been faring for 20 years, be really careful about giving cattle lawn clippings

If you give it to them straight away and they eat it straight away, fine.

But even left around for an hour or so on a warm day, the clippings start to heat up and ferment - on a hot day the process is even quicker. The cows will develop a form of bloat and may die.

Just be cautious in when you share your clippings.

Also - Had that injury been there for days? Our cattle have horns and sometimes injure each other unintetionally... and we don't always notice immmediately (With 300 cattle and a big ammount of land, its difficult). Did you inform the farmer/land-owner?

Good on you for keeping an eye out for the animals - some farmers are too careless in their attitudes to animal welfare.