I had the vet out last week to pregnancy test my cows. They used the same glove for all the cows (20). Is that normal? :?: I would have thought that a new glove for each cow would have been best to prevent spread of disease or whatever?
It is best to use a new glove for every cow but it is normal (atleast for us) to use the same glove on multiple cows. I would think that since he was a vet and was being payed HE would have used a new glove each time.
gee - thanks for your fast reply txshowmom. . Next time I will say something. Being a bit of a greenhorn to this procedure - I didn't want to tell the vet their job . But hopefully nothing bad will come of it.
Unless the sleeve gets a tear or starts to leak I'll use the same glove over and over when breeding, our vet uses the same glove for preg checking under the same qualifications.
I don't see why the number of bulls or being AIed or not should matter. The glove isn't anywhere near the bull would have been. Unless it's a strange bull or a clumsy vet.
Any diseases that would be spread via the intestines would probably already be spread just from contact/exposure to the manure in the pasture.