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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy Farmgirl" data-source="post: 885925" data-attributes="member: 17302"><p>I worked on a deacon farm for a couple years where we had 700-1000 head at various ages (1 day to 8 mo) We found that banding (with iodine wash first) the day they came in (all less than 1 wk old) proved to be the most beneficial. Less stress, faster healing times and less infection. The older the calf the more difficult and stressful the ordeal was for all involved, we also saw that when they were banded/cut later they lost anything they had gained above the others. It certainly did not justify feeding so long just to have them lose it.</p><p></p><p>On my herd I band day one..unless he shows potential as a herd bull (which are few and far between), by weaning time I make the descision wether to leave him intact or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crazy Farmgirl, post: 885925, member: 17302"] I worked on a deacon farm for a couple years where we had 700-1000 head at various ages (1 day to 8 mo) We found that banding (with iodine wash first) the day they came in (all less than 1 wk old) proved to be the most beneficial. Less stress, faster healing times and less infection. The older the calf the more difficult and stressful the ordeal was for all involved, we also saw that when they were banded/cut later they lost anything they had gained above the others. It certainly did not justify feeding so long just to have them lose it. On my herd I band day one..unless he shows potential as a herd bull (which are few and far between), by weaning time I make the descision wether to leave him intact or not. [/QUOTE]
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