tcolvin
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Is tetanus toxiod the same tetanus used for casteration on calves. I think it is but just want to be sure.
"Protocol"???Lucky_P,
What protocol would you recommend for someone banding newborns? Or, would you recommend waiting until the two doses of toxoid can be administered? I don't have a horse or a rope or a helper, so doing it while the calf is small would be most convenient. I'd prefer to cut them around 250#, but it's been a while since I did that as a youngster and always had an experienced someone looking over my shoulder. Where I'm at now, the folks all just band at birth...maybe. I'm still looking for a mentor.
Yeah, not a word I use often, I took the opportunity! It's what the AI folks say. We always had feeder calves at home, but we did end up helping a neighbor with cows/calves. I remember them putting one down with lock jaw that we would have banded young. Maybe that was a fluke thing? That was 30 years ago now and I'm a little fuzzy on the details. I'm paying the bills now though so I'd rather sell a bull calf as bury a steer."Protocol"???
I have no idea how many newborns I've banded. But I've never done anything other than banding and an ear tag... no meds... and never had a problem. Never lost a calf from banding. How's that for protocol...
Exactly what the vet said at the BQA certification class.One of my vets say as long as you don't slit the bag there is no need for a toxin shot.
Band at #250 in a squeeze chute. Band on your terms not the cows. It helps to be able to pick favorable weather.Lucky_P,
What protocol would you recommend for someone banding newborns? Or, would you recommend waiting until the two doses of toxoid can be administered? I don't have a horse or a rope or a helper, so doing it while the calf is small would be most convenient. I'd prefer to cut them around 250#, but it's been a while since I did that as a youngster and always had an experienced someone looking over my shoulder. Where I'm at now, the folks all just band at birth...maybe. I'm still looking for a mentor.