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Banding bull calves at older age
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<blockquote data-quote="preston39" data-source="post: 623451" data-attributes="member: 1487"><p>Our 500-550# commercial calve buyers REQUIRES knife castration 30-45 days before purchase...or the animal is discounted. The exlanation is that the feeder lot uses the scrotum as a gauge of carcass fat content and then they are able to adjust the intake values. The only time we adjust the time frame is if/when an individual animal begins developing the traditional bull type facial features..then we castrate him early.</p><p></p><p>I might point out that castration is... a one trip....process.</p><p></p><p>We castrate with the sign in the left knee...going down. Never had a bleeder,infection or any other residual side effect.</p><p></p><p>Your production may be discounted without you realizing it. Suggest you check with your purchase source.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="preston39, post: 623451, member: 1487"] Our 500-550# commercial calve buyers REQUIRES knife castration 30-45 days before purchase...or the animal is discounted. The exlanation is that the feeder lot uses the scrotum as a gauge of carcass fat content and then they are able to adjust the intake values. The only time we adjust the time frame is if/when an individual animal begins developing the traditional bull type facial features..then we castrate him early. I might point out that castration is... a one trip....process. We castrate with the sign in the left knee...going down. Never had a bleeder,infection or any other residual side effect. Your production may be discounted without you realizing it. Suggest you check with your purchase source. [/QUOTE]
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