Castration / Tail Docking (Sheep & Goats)

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Tools used to castrate

Surgical knife castration

elastrator

emasculatone

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<p>Banding (Band castrator)</p>

Banding (Band castrator)

Cuts off tail blood supply

7-10 days = tail falls off

Can be painful

should be done in the 1st 24hr of life or 1st week

Can use lidocaine if it’s painful

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<p>Electric docking iron</p>

Electric docking iron

Cuts & cauterizes the tail at the same time

Humane

Used for older lambs

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<p>Emasculator</p>

Emasculator

crushes vessels

Lessens bleeding as it cuts

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<p>Burdizzo</p>

Burdizzo

Dislocates caudal vertebra

Can be used w/ a knife to cut off the tail (Inside instrument)

NOT A CUTTING INSTRUMENT

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<p>Knife</p>

Knife

Can cause excessive bleeding

NOT recommended