sidney411
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Yes, I have personally seen them pull blood from every cow and bull at the auction barn, every animal estimated to be over 2, I believe. It doesn't take that much time, their in a chute anyway.
BC":32449lju said:Bangs testing every adult cow and bull is part of the survellience program to get Texas certified free. The cattle are sold on the result of the "card" test which is run by the vet at the sale. It is hard to test that many cows when the cow runs get big. It takes less than a minute to draw blood on a cow. A technition then runs the blood. I haven't seen a Banger at the sale in years.
Bulls that have been fertility tested are announced prior to sale. At Van Zandt Livestock, Dr. Kinnard paint brands a "F" on bulls that pass a fertility exam and an "X" on those that fail.
TxSimbrahShower":25rlr8y9 said:I always thought that if a cow tested pos. for bangs, they branded them with a B on the jaw.
I know when my dad, brother and I used to run cattle together, we would put a different color mark with a paint stick on the calves so that when we got to the barn, we could write down what number's went to what owner.
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