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<blockquote data-quote="VAStocker" data-source="post: 258758" data-attributes="member: 4458"><p>I buy a lot of 3 and 4 weight bulls at the market and have been acustum to castrating apon arrival when they are run through the chute the first time to recieve vac. as a lot of you know reduction of stress in calves means reduction of illness.</p><p></p><p>Now for my question, is it better for the calf to pospone castration? It has already been stressed from the handling at the market, mixed with strange cattle, and drove 100 miles or more unloaded just to get handled one more time before being left alone. Or is it better to eliminate all stress at one time and get it over with? All calves are gotten up in 30 days to be reweighed and put in tighter weight groups on the farm anyway so they will already be in the chute.</p><p></p><p>Any coments?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VAStocker, post: 258758, member: 4458"] I buy a lot of 3 and 4 weight bulls at the market and have been acustum to castrating apon arrival when they are run through the chute the first time to recieve vac. as a lot of you know reduction of stress in calves means reduction of illness. Now for my question, is it better for the calf to pospone castration? It has already been stressed from the handling at the market, mixed with strange cattle, and drove 100 miles or more unloaded just to get handled one more time before being left alone. Or is it better to eliminate all stress at one time and get it over with? All calves are gotten up in 30 days to be reweighed and put in tighter weight groups on the farm anyway so they will already be in the chute. Any coments? [/QUOTE]
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