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Posted by farmeralidaho on April 15, 2007 at 06:44:22 from (69.20.182.69):
In Reply to: cattle question posted by tractormiallis on April 14, 2007 at 20:02:30:
over the years we have probably done a few thousand casterations on calves (usually less than 3 months old), as far as I can think back we have never lost one from bleeding to death but I know it can happen. We always used a sharp pocket knife until about 8 years ago I bought a Burdizzo and started using it. Its like a big strange looking pair of plyers, you use it one nut at a time and it will cut the cord through the bag, crimp it on wait 10 seconds then do the other, there is no blood and the nut absorbes back into the calfs body. When I used a knife the next day lots of calves were stiff walking around and sick acting for a few days, with the Burdizzo the next day the steer calves are up and playing like the heifers. Bigger calves like yearlings I usually have a vet cut them.
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