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<blockquote data-quote="ssgshelton" data-source="post: 779924" data-attributes="member: 13709"><p>Hi all,</p><p>Well this weekend I cut a bull calf and wanted to get you all's opinion. On every other bull calf I have had over the past four years I have banded at two days old. Well, I A.I. this calf from a Select Sires bull (War Party) and it turned out pretty good. I wanted to keep him intact until weaning to see if he would make anything and maybe use him as a back up bull (I do 100% Ai but would like to have a backup).</p><p></p><p>Well I let him go a little too long and he got up to 7 1/2 mos and around 700lbs before I could get to him. On Saturday, I ran him thru the chute and cut him. It didn't seem like a big deal, he bled quite a bit but dried up about mid afternoon (two-three hrs later). I gave him a good wash of iodine, shot of tetanus, and put blood stop and blue cote on him at the time of cutting. Well Sat evening I notice a three inch string coming out his sack. I ran him thru the chute again this morning, cut the string, and gave him a dose of LA 200 (all I had on hand). I did notice his sack was tight as a boxing glove. It didn't feel warm but when I cut the string it started bleeding again. I also, again hit him with iodine, blue cote, screw fly spray and blood stop. He seems to be eating fine and is standing around vs laying down. </p><p></p><p>My question is, Should I do anything else? Is the sack supposed to be like this? Anything else I should give him. He did seem to grow better than another bull calf I Ai'd from the same bull but that I banded on day two. I think I will continue and just ai vs trying to grow out a bull. It seems too much work and stress on me.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ssgshelton, post: 779924, member: 13709"] Hi all, Well this weekend I cut a bull calf and wanted to get you all's opinion. On every other bull calf I have had over the past four years I have banded at two days old. Well, I A.I. this calf from a Select Sires bull (War Party) and it turned out pretty good. I wanted to keep him intact until weaning to see if he would make anything and maybe use him as a back up bull (I do 100% Ai but would like to have a backup). Well I let him go a little too long and he got up to 7 1/2 mos and around 700lbs before I could get to him. On Saturday, I ran him thru the chute and cut him. It didn't seem like a big deal, he bled quite a bit but dried up about mid afternoon (two-three hrs later). I gave him a good wash of iodine, shot of tetanus, and put blood stop and blue cote on him at the time of cutting. Well Sat evening I notice a three inch string coming out his sack. I ran him thru the chute again this morning, cut the string, and gave him a dose of LA 200 (all I had on hand). I did notice his sack was tight as a boxing glove. It didn't feel warm but when I cut the string it started bleeding again. I also, again hit him with iodine, blue cote, screw fly spray and blood stop. He seems to be eating fine and is standing around vs laying down. My question is, Should I do anything else? Is the sack supposed to be like this? Anything else I should give him. He did seem to grow better than another bull calf I Ai'd from the same bull but that I banded on day two. I think I will continue and just ai vs trying to grow out a bull. It seems too much work and stress on me. Thanks for your help. [/QUOTE]
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