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[Joy of Texas]

I went to the sale barn today in Nixon. And yes I bought a couple of calves. Anyway,I was on the catwalk looking down at the cows. On one of the angus cross cows they had written TISSUE on both of her sides and a large T across her face. They also ran a red tape thru her ear with a metal clamp.
Does anyone knows what this means ?

 

[fourstates]

I never heard of teepeeing a cow before! This must be what they do when they can't tip them.

 

[BC]

That cow was marked so that her glands could be checked at the slaughter plant. They used to do follow ups on Bangs suspects (animals that showed a titer reaction, but not a full blown reactor).

 

[Limomike]

Joy.. Just curious what kind of calves did you buy?

 

[bigbull338]

she prolly bought some beefmaster looking calves.but i thought she was going 100% reg beefmasters.

 

[Joy of Texas]

That cow was marked so that her glands could be checked at the slaughter plant. They used to do follow ups on Bangs suspects (animals that showed a titer reaction, but not a full blown reactor).

Thank you BC, I have never seen that before. I think years ago I remember them putting a big B on them or they wrote BANGS.

 

[Joy of Texas]

Joy.. Just curious what kind of calves did you buy?

I bought a white baldy bull a couple of days old, some other angus cross bull and a brahma bull. I needed a couple of other calves to put on my jersey. They had no heifers that I could use or afford. These guys cost enough. The baldy cost 160.00 The other 2 were 260.00 a piece.
Bigbull I would have bought beefmaster calves if they had some. For bottle calves it was slim pickins yesterday. Besides I have plenty of beefmaster calves on the ground as it is. I'm just wondering how I'm going to feed them all this winter
It was a strange day . They herefords,brahmas,limo's and crosses out numbered the angus for a change.

 

[backhoeboogie]

For bottle calves it was slim pickins yesterday.

Joy I have had better luck with buying splits for my nurse cow. Some I have bought were a bit too old but I did manage to graft them eventually.

As back to your original post, to me that means, "DON'T BID"

 

[Joy of Texas]

For bottle calves it was slim pickins yesterday.

Joy I have had better luck with buying splits for my nurse cow. Some I have bought were a bit too old but I did manage to graft them eventually.

As back to your original post, to me that means, "DON'T BID"

LOL that's for sure ,she stuck out like a sore thumb. All of these calves are working out. They went right to her . But I don't she's all that happy with me.