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<blockquote data-quote="Sunny Citizen" data-source="post: 914636" data-attributes="member: 18400"><p>I'm new to this, so please forgive - if my terminology is incorrect: I have a 3 1/2 month old pure Jersey "steer" (actually a rig, I guess). I bottle fed this baby and castrated him (and 3 others) via the rubber band method at about 3 weeks old. Apparently, I missed one testicle in this guy. His castration is healed, but he is not smooth and when I feel around, I'm sure that I locate a testicle. (All the other calves look/feel good.) </p><p></p><p>What can I do? Recastrate???? (vet, cutting myself, rebanding - the scrotum's gone) or is the sale barn my best bet? </p><p></p><p>I am new to this - never had cattle before. Just wanting to raise some meat for myself -- (I know, I know, Jerseys aren't meat producers...but I live in Dairy country and this is my option right now and I'm learning). Also, have a heifer in this group of calves that I want to keep (to AI with a beef breed and to be a nurse cow in the future). I've confirmed that she's not a free-martin.</p><p></p><p>I know Jersey bulls can be mean and I don't want <em>any </em>of that business right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunny Citizen, post: 914636, member: 18400"] I'm new to this, so please forgive - if my terminology is incorrect: I have a 3 1/2 month old pure Jersey "steer" (actually a rig, I guess). I bottle fed this baby and castrated him (and 3 others) via the rubber band method at about 3 weeks old. Apparently, I missed one testicle in this guy. His castration is healed, but he is not smooth and when I feel around, I'm sure that I locate a testicle. (All the other calves look/feel good.) What can I do? Recastrate???? (vet, cutting myself, rebanding - the scrotum's gone) or is the sale barn my best bet? I am new to this - never had cattle before. Just wanting to raise some meat for myself -- (I know, I know, Jerseys aren't meat producers...but I live in Dairy country and this is my option right now and I'm learning). Also, have a heifer in this group of calves that I want to keep (to AI with a beef breed and to be a nurse cow in the future). I've confirmed that she's not a free-martin. I know Jersey bulls can be mean and I don't want [i]any [/i]of that business right now. [/QUOTE]
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