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branding irons
what do branding irons do
provide a permanent form of identification.
hot - brands skin
freeze - brands hair follicles, hair grows back white
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hot shot
what does a hotshot do
basically a hand-held taser to guide cattle where you want them to go
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tattoo gun
what does a tattoo gun do
a permanent form of identification where the tattoo is placed on the cow’s ear
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Emasculatome
what does an emasculatome do
crushes and cuts the spermatic cord so the testicles can be removed
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metal ear tagger
what does a metal ear tagger do
it is a form of temporary identification where a tag is placed on the ear
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halter
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Newberry Castration Knife
what does a newberry castration knife do
it splits the scrotum for easier removal of the testicles
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rope halter
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Allflex Ear Tagger
what do Allflex Ear Taggers do
the are temporary identification where a tag is placed on the cow’s ear
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balling gun
what does a balling gun do
it is used to give medication. right side is placed down the animal’s throat and you push pills
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Drenching gun
what does a drenching gun do
it is used to administer liquid medication on the back
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California Mastitis
what does a california mastitis test do
you milk the teets into a section and you are testing for mastitis
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CIDR Applicator
what does a CIDR Applicator do
you insert it into the vagina of the cattle and insert a chip. this chip synchronizes the females estrus cycle so they can be bred at the same time
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Allflex ear tag
what does an allflex ear tag do
it is a form of temporary identification where the tag is placed on the animal’s ear
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elastrator
what does an elastrator do
it is used to place a small rubber band onto the scrotum and it cuts off circulation for a bloodless castration
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weight tape
what does weight tape do
it is used to measure the size of the animal so we can estimate how much the animal weighs
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rumen magnet
what does a rumen magnet do
it is placed in the stomach of a cow and it captures wires or metal that the cow might have swallowed
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nose tongs
what do nose tongs do
they are placed in the nose of a cow to led them wherever we want them to go
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paint stick
what does a paint stick do
a temporary form of identification where you can draw what you want directly onto the animal
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colostrum supplement
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electrolyte supplement
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metal ear tags
what do metal ear tags do
they are a form of temporary identification where the tag is placed on the animal’s ear
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california band
what does a california band do
it is a form of bloodless castration
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scrotal tape
what does scrotal tape do
it is used to measure the scrotal circumference of an animal
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trocar
what does a trocar do
it is used to puncture the stomach and release gas from the rumen
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obstetrical chain and handle
what does an obstetrical chain and handle do
it is placed around the hooves of calves during calving to pull them out of mom
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barnes dehorner
what does a barnes dehorner do
it scoops the horn and horn producing skin surrounding the horn base
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scoop dehorner
what does a scoop dehorner do
it removes the horn bud at the base of the bud
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electric dehorner
what does an electrical dehorner do
it applies high temperatures to the cells at the base of the horn and the horn button will eventually drop off
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dehorner
what does a dehorner do
it’s similar to a hot brand where it burns off the horn producing skin at the base of the horn bud
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