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Banding or Castration?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 826439" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I always used the cheap elastrator bands, I've never missed one, my dad has a number of times... I usually do it on the second day, but if it's possible and the calf looks like a wild one, I'll do it at birth, on the other hand, if he's a really tame guy, I'll wait a few days, and while he's laying down do it with out even rolling him over... as long as you can count to 2, you should be OK.. One note I'd like to add for that is that I try and leave some slack in the sack, putting the band halfway between the top of the testicles and the belly so as not to squeeze them. If you have a calf that is a bit slow to suck and may be really susceptible to more stress, then wait a bit longer to band him. </p><p>A vet will tell you many things, like the tetanus vaccine after, etc.. they also say you should wait 2 weeks between your Vitamin A & D shot and your Selenium/Vit E shot.. but what they never say is the probability of a complication... I'd say it would be good practice to dip the band in iodine perhaps, but in approximately 200 steers I've banded, not one has ever had any complication.. One thing I do that nobody ever seems to mention is I drip a few drops of iodine on the eartag male pin, as I've had a few ears get infected... </p><p>there's my 2 cents and 2000 words</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 826439, member: 9096"] I always used the cheap elastrator bands, I've never missed one, my dad has a number of times... I usually do it on the second day, but if it's possible and the calf looks like a wild one, I'll do it at birth, on the other hand, if he's a really tame guy, I'll wait a few days, and while he's laying down do it with out even rolling him over... as long as you can count to 2, you should be OK.. One note I'd like to add for that is that I try and leave some slack in the sack, putting the band halfway between the top of the testicles and the belly so as not to squeeze them. If you have a calf that is a bit slow to suck and may be really susceptible to more stress, then wait a bit longer to band him. A vet will tell you many things, like the tetanus vaccine after, etc.. they also say you should wait 2 weeks between your Vitamin A & D shot and your Selenium/Vit E shot.. but what they never say is the probability of a complication... I'd say it would be good practice to dip the band in iodine perhaps, but in approximately 200 steers I've banded, not one has ever had any complication.. One thing I do that nobody ever seems to mention is I drip a few drops of iodine on the eartag male pin, as I've had a few ears get infected... there's my 2 cents and 2000 words [/QUOTE]
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