cmay":1fwcqp28 said:
TT, In my part of the world, if the calves are branded and castrated, they have probably been given at least one round of shots - whether they have an ear tag or not. Any other rounds of shots / weaning / preconditioning are stated at the sale.
Run a steer though the ring......his proof he's been worked is no nuts. lol
TT We do all the recommended things required. So fear not, they may not have tags, but they've received the attention needed. We'll have them in the corral one more time before we sell, there they'll have a ear clipped to show, Hey, i've been in a chute! if having no nuts isnt enough... i mean, if they can tell i used a band, i'm guessing they can tell there are no nuts. lol
In 2014, we branded all our calves. Prices were just too tempting for someone to nab a calf and haul it to the sale. But that was the only year. The guy down the road does so much to his calves, well, i'm guessing he does. They'll have clip out of the ear, notches off the side of their ear, brands all over.....bless their hearts.
I'm going to bet that every calf bought by experienced buyers, get rounds of every shot whether they've been told they've had it already. I've watched cowhands administer vaccination that they either didnt get enough of, or the vaccine sat in the sun...there is no guarantee. I'm in charge of vaccines when we vaccinate, i'm so careful that it stays out of the sun and stays cold. For the rancher, the vaccines are mainly for the time you have the calf. If you're hauling to the sale barn, it may help when a buyer considers them but i just bet that calf still gets everything that trailer load is getting...