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Castration, 7 month old
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 494574" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>For the really big guys we use the Calibrate bander, and then cut off the sack when they are back in the chute for the second round of shots. Some smell but no blood. Otherwise you see a few that hang on forever and really pull the bull/steer health down.</p><p></p><p>We don't have a head table, so we have also started using the Calibrate bander for de horning the big ones. (The band will just slip off the short stubs.) It is effective if you get the bands up close to the head but it can take as long as 50 days for the horns to fall off.</p><p></p><p>Banding is a little more expensive than using sharp tools, but if it keeps them from getting stressed and sick it is money well spent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 494574, member: 1715"] For the really big guys we use the Calibrate bander, and then cut off the sack when they are back in the chute for the second round of shots. Some smell but no blood. Otherwise you see a few that hang on forever and really pull the bull/steer health down. We don't have a head table, so we have also started using the Calibrate bander for de horning the big ones. (The band will just slip off the short stubs.) It is effective if you get the bands up close to the head but it can take as long as 50 days for the horns to fall off. Banding is a little more expensive than using sharp tools, but if it keeps them from getting stressed and sick it is money well spent. [/QUOTE]
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