beef cattle equipment

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branding irons

what do branding irons do

provide a permanent form of identification.

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hot - brands skin

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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