ANSC Equipment

Hot branding Iron

Used to mark livestock permanently, uses heat

Freeze branding iron

Used to mark livestock permanently, uses dry ice

Hot shot

Electric device used to move cattle

Tattoo gun

Used to tattoo identification on livestock, usually one ear

emasculatome

Used to castrate livestock, uses pressure

Metal ear tagger

Used to attach metal ear tags to livestock

Halter

Used to guide the head of an animal and therefore the animal itself

Newberry Castration Knife

Used to castrate livestock

Rope halter

Used to lead cattle, very simple

Allflex ear tagger

Used to apply plastic ear tags

Balling gun

Used to administer medicine or force swallow a magnet to prevent hardware disease

Drenching gun

Used to apply anti fly solutions

California mastitis test

Used to test for mastitis in dairy cattle

CIDR Applicator

Used to apply CIDR, allows producer to control estrus cycles

Allflex ear tag

Plastic tag used to identify cattle

Elastrator

Used to castrate livestock, applies a small rubber band

Weight tape

Used to estimate the weight of an animal

Rumen Magnet

Used to collect metal in the rumen of cattle and prevent hardware disease

Nose tongs

Used to help lead cattle, pinches their septum

Paint stick

Used to temporarily mark livestock

Colostrum supplement

Used when newborn livestock does not receive colostrum from the mother

Electrolyte supplement

Supplements electrolytes

Metal ear tag

Metal band used to tag livestock

California band

Used to castrate larger livestock

Scrotal tape

Used to measure the circumference of the scrotum to measure sperm efficiency

Trocar

Used in emergencies to solve bloat

Obstetrical chain and handle

used to help in difficult births

Barnes dehorner

Used to dehorn animals, used like scissors

Scoop dehorner

Dehorner that scoops out the horn bud

Electric Dehorner

Dehorns smaller livestock, electric

Dehorner

Similar to hot brand, dehorns small livestock