Hawk
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At the sale barn Saturday in Emory, Tx, I noticed several bulls come through the ring with the letter "T" marked on their sides. The auctioneer made no mention of the marking. Anybody know what it means?
BC":vktguver said:The slaughter cows are just Bangs tested and marked with a T.
msscamp":2xr4zgg0 said:BC":2xr4zgg0 said:The slaughter cows are just Bangs tested and marked with a T.
Ok, I'm confused. Since slaughter is the only means available for disposing of bangs-positive cattle (unless you've got enough you can just shoot them), what would be the point of bangs-testing an obvious slaughter cow? :? If this is a dumb question, please forgive me.
BC":me271zje said:Not a dumb question. Every bovine 2 years old or older is Bangs tested in the state of Texas when sold at a sale barn. Private treaty sales are supposed to be tested unless froma certified Bangs Free herd.
msscamp":me271zje said:BC":me271zje said:The slaughter cows are just Bangs tested and marked with a T.
Ok, I'm confused. Since slaughter is the only means available for disposing of bangs-positive cattle (unless you've got enough you can just shoot them), what would be the point of bangs-testing an obvious slaughter cow? :? If this is a dumb question, please forgive me.
msscamp":24gng40w said:BC":24gng40w said:msscamp":24gng40w said:BC":24gng40w said:The slaughter cows are just Bangs tested and marked with a T.
Ok, I'm confused. Since slaughter is the only means available for disposing of bangs-positive cattle (unless you've got enough you can just shoot them), what would be the point of bangs-testing an obvious slaughter cow? :? If this is a dumb question, please forgive me.
Not a dumb question. Every bovine 2 years old or older is Bangs tested in the state of Texas when sold at a sale barn. Private treaty sales are supposed to be tested unless froma certified Bangs Free herd.
Hmmmmm, I'll have to double check on our laws regarding bangs. I know that anything crossing state lines has to be bangs tested, but I don't think slaughter cattle are. That is what I didn't understand - if they are going to slaughter, why test them? Seems to be a waste of time and money.
milkmaid":2tz3v5ll said:msscamp":2tz3v5ll said:BC":2tz3v5ll said:msscamp":2tz3v5ll said:BC":2tz3v5ll said:The slaughter cows are just Bangs tested and marked with a T.
Ok, I'm confused. Since slaughter is the only means available for disposing of bangs-positive cattle (unless you've got enough you can just shoot them), what would be the point of bangs-testing an obvious slaughter cow? :? If this is a dumb question, please forgive me.
Not a dumb question. Every bovine 2 years old or older is Bangs tested in the state of Texas when sold at a sale barn. Private treaty sales are supposed to be tested unless froma certified Bangs Free herd.
Hmmmmm, I'll have to double check on our laws regarding bangs. I know that anything crossing state lines has to be bangs tested, but I don't think slaughter cattle are. That is what I didn't understand - if they are going to slaughter, why test them? Seems to be a waste of time and money.
:nod: And along the latter lines - when someone drops off an animal at the sale, is there really TIME to pull a blood sample off every cow that walks through the ring and send it off for testing? :???: I think...not.
Not that I'm any expert on how long it takes to run a brucellosis test for bovines, but I know when I've had them run on dogs (breeding stock) it took at least 4 days to get results back and it wasn't something that could be done at the clinic; they had to be sent to the state lab.
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.