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Age to castrate a bull calf. Which method to use?
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<blockquote data-quote="chambero" data-source="post: 274366" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>I hate banding for the very reasons discussed here. Frankly, I consider it almost inhumane, even when done on baby calves. The only reason I see to do it is on large bulls where you are really afraid of a bleeding problem. I would much rather get it over with.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing to be scared of using a blade. If you are unsure of how to do, vets are usually quite reasonable. We use game scissors to remove the scrotum and an emasculator (looks like a pair of pliers with a blade on one side) that cuts and crimps the cord. We also give 5 cc penicillin at cutting. We cut about 200 calves per year and the last time we had a problem was with one calf several years ago who apparently didn't have the clotting factor in his blood.</p><p></p><p>We cut pretty young. We start calving in late August with most born in Sep and Oct. We cut every year the first Saturday in December. Everything born by then gets cut, even a couple of days old. We don't have any problems with the older ones getting cresty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chambero, post: 274366, member: 4012"] I hate banding for the very reasons discussed here. Frankly, I consider it almost inhumane, even when done on baby calves. The only reason I see to do it is on large bulls where you are really afraid of a bleeding problem. I would much rather get it over with. There is nothing to be scared of using a blade. If you are unsure of how to do, vets are usually quite reasonable. We use game scissors to remove the scrotum and an emasculator (looks like a pair of pliers with a blade on one side) that cuts and crimps the cord. We also give 5 cc penicillin at cutting. We cut about 200 calves per year and the last time we had a problem was with one calf several years ago who apparently didn't have the clotting factor in his blood. We cut pretty young. We start calving in late August with most born in Sep and Oct. We cut every year the first Saturday in December. Everything born by then gets cut, even a couple of days old. We don't have any problems with the older ones getting cresty. [/QUOTE]
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