I am new to the wonderful life of cattle. I came across a cattle auction on an AG channel this morning, and they ran 96 spayed heifers thru. Why would you spay a heifer? Do they finish better? Or did I misunderstand?
kjerckie":2cvxsrpy said:I am new to the wonderful life of cattle. I came across a cattle auction on an AG channel this morning, and they ran 96 spayed heifers thru. Why would you spay a heifer? Do they finish better? Or did I misunderstand?
Kat":i4re1ow9 said:He also said that it cannot be done to an cow as once they have a mature reproductive tract, it is too risky and they can bleed to death....
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goatlady":2mvvnr6c said:Anyway, I don’t see why would it be any different for a mature cow to be spayed than say a mature dog, cat or even human. If I can remember when we get our girls worked in late sept early oct I’ll ask and report back.
txag" spaying a heifer/cow is not the same as a small animal. it's not a major surgery. you're not going in & removing the uterus.[/quote said:If all they are removing is the ovaries, bleeding would be even less of an issue, because the incision would be small. I’ll have to remember to ask the vet this fall and get the full scoop.
goatlady":hoapjmrj said:It would seem to me that if the ovaries were not removed from the body it would be the same giving a bull a vasectomy. Does anybody have a link to one of the federal vet sites that regulate this procedure?