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castration.....when? why?
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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 833089" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>I and most ranchers around here castrate at spring branding time. Some do it at birth with bands but most wait and do the whole job at once. Of course a lot depends on what, if any, crew you have available on a daily basis. I work alone so that's why I wait until branding. I'm lucky to be able to catch the baby calves to give them a 7-way shot. </p><p></p><p> I castrate with a knife and spray the wound with screw worm spray. My calving is just getting a good start now. By mid-late June when I brand summer should be here so I usually pour both cows and calves at the same time to kill the flies off. </p><p></p><p> It's also an excellent opportunity to give the cows their annual pre-breeding vaccination. If the cows are current on their vaccinations, then the nursing calves can be given MLV vaccines in the fall shots. IMO, MLV vaccines are both cheaper and more effective. However, it is very important to never give a MLV vaccine to a nursing calf if the pregnant dam is not current on her own vaccinations. The MLV vaccine given to the calf can cause her to abort.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry for rambling quite a ways off the original topic. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 833089, member: 14713"] I and most ranchers around here castrate at spring branding time. Some do it at birth with bands but most wait and do the whole job at once. Of course a lot depends on what, if any, crew you have available on a daily basis. I work alone so that's why I wait until branding. I'm lucky to be able to catch the baby calves to give them a 7-way shot. I castrate with a knife and spray the wound with screw worm spray. My calving is just getting a good start now. By mid-late June when I brand summer should be here so I usually pour both cows and calves at the same time to kill the flies off. It's also an excellent opportunity to give the cows their annual pre-breeding vaccination. If the cows are current on their vaccinations, then the nursing calves can be given MLV vaccines in the fall shots. IMO, MLV vaccines are both cheaper and more effective. However, it is very important to never give a MLV vaccine to a nursing calf if the pregnant dam is not current on her own vaccinations. The MLV vaccine given to the calf can cause her to abort. Sorry for rambling quite a ways off the original topic. :oops: :oops: :oops: [/QUOTE]
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