ANS 151 Lab Practical 2 - Beef Cattle Unit

Bloodless Emasculator (Beef cattle)

Used for castration (crushes spermatic cord)

Emasculator (white’s improved)

Use: Castration

Scrotal Knife

Use: Castration

Scrotal Tape

Use: Measuring scrotal circumference of bulls

Chill ball marker

use: Identification of cows in estrus (positioned under the chin of bull; filled with paint; bull mounts to breed; paints cow’s tail head when slides off

Palpation Sleeve

Use: Assisting with calving; artificial insemination; and pregnancy diagnosis

A.I. rod or gun

Use: Deposition of semen (A.I.)

CIDR (White “Y”) & CIDR inserter (blue tool)

Use: Synchronization of estrus (Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release)

KAMAR Heat Detection Patch

Use: Detection of estrus (white – not in estrus: red – in estrus; was mounted by another cow)

Bander or Elastrator

Use: Castration (bloodless – the rubber band is placed above the testicles and prevents blood to the testicles; testicles shrivel up)

Dehorner (barnes)

use: Removing horns on adult cattle

Horn Tube

Use: Removing small horns or “scurs” (tips of small horns attached to hide but not to the skull)

Electric Dehorner

Use: Removing horns (burns them off)

Ear Tagger

Use: Temporary Identification

Obstetrical Chains & Handle

Use: Pulling calves

Vacutainer (tube) and holder

Use: blood sampling

Balling Gun

Use: Oral administration od medications

Esophageal Feeder

Use: Feeding baby calves

Pelvimeter

Use: Measuring pelvic area in heifers (used as a genetic tool)

Stomach Pump

Use: Oral administration of medication (a tube is attached to the nozzle under the pump & threaded down the animal’s esophagus; the end opposite the pump is attached to the container with the medicine – for large volumes)

Trocar (Sharp end) & Cannula (hollow tube)

Use: Treat bloat (the sharp end is placed in the tube & jabbed through the side of the animal into the rumen which lets the excess gas out)

Tattooer & Tattoo Ink

Use: Permanent Identification (tattoo is on inside of ear)

Brander

use: permanent identification

Neck Chain

Use: temporary identification

Nose lead or Twitch

use: Leading/controllling bulls

Milk Claw

Use: Milking Dairy cattle

Implant Gun

Use: Administer medications under the skin or in the ear

Angus

Brahman

Brangus

Charolais

Chianini

Hereford

Limousin

Polled Hereford

Simmental