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Banding - Too Young??
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<blockquote data-quote="preston39" data-source="post: 276846" data-attributes="member: 1487"><p>======</p><p>Bama...,</p><p>As a respector of your posts...a question.</p><p></p><p>New studies strongly suggest bull calfs should be left intact for 30 days or so before shipment. Better converson of rations (natural hormones intact),more growthy. We also believe we have a more docile animal to raise to the point of sale.</p><p></p><p>Also, feedlot interests around here lean toward wanting the remains of the sac intact from knife castration to help determine fat during the feeding out process. Dockings are occuring at the local sale barns where the sac is cut off and/or banding has occured.</p><p></p><p>This may be a regional thing. Local buyers should be consulted with. </p><p></p><p>Vast majority of our producst from the commercial efforts are sold directly to feed lots. We knife castrate the bulls 5-7 weeks before shipment. These guys are big, strong and don't like the process.You must have the facilities and we use an animal immobolizer which counters these objections. </p><p></p><p>We are convinced we get better growth from rations spent and the feed lots like it.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts from your area?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="preston39, post: 276846, member: 1487"] ====== Bama..., As a respector of your posts...a question. New studies strongly suggest bull calfs should be left intact for 30 days or so before shipment. Better converson of rations (natural hormones intact),more growthy. We also believe we have a more docile animal to raise to the point of sale. Also, feedlot interests around here lean toward wanting the remains of the sac intact from knife castration to help determine fat during the feeding out process. Dockings are occuring at the local sale barns where the sac is cut off and/or banding has occured. This may be a regional thing. Local buyers should be consulted with. Vast majority of our producst from the commercial efforts are sold directly to feed lots. We knife castrate the bulls 5-7 weeks before shipment. These guys are big, strong and don't like the process.You must have the facilities and we use an animal immobolizer which counters these objections. We are convinced we get better growth from rations spent and the feed lots like it. Any thoughts from your area? [/QUOTE]
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