ANS 151 Cattle Equipment ID

What equipment is this and its use?

• Hoof trimmer

• Used for trimming hooves

What equipment is this and its use?

• Artificial vagina (black tube) sleeve (denim)

• Used for & collecting semen from bulls for A.I.

What equipment is this and its use?

• Horn tube

• Used for removing small horns or “scurs”

What equipment is this and its use?

• Electric dehorner

• Used to remove horns by burning them off

What equipment is this and its use?

• Hoof knife

• Trimming hooves

What equipment is this and its use?

• CIDR (white “Y”) & CIDR (orange tool) inserter

• Used for the synchronization of estrus (Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release)

What equipment is this and its use?

• KAMAR heat detection patch

• Used for the detection of estrus (white - not in estrus; red - in estrus; was mounted by another cow)

What equipment is this and its use?

• Obstetrical chains & handle

• Used for pulling calves

What equipment is this and its use?

• AI rod or gun

• Used for deposition of semem (AI)

What equipment is this and its use?

• Marking crayon

• Used for temporary identification

What equipment is this and its use?

• Vacutainer (tube) & holder

• Used for blood sampling

What equipment is this and its use?

• Balling gun

• Used for oral administration of medications

What equipment is this and its use?

• Emasculator (bloodless)

• Used for castration by crushing spermatic cord

What equipment is this and its use?

• Esophageal feeder

• Used for feeding baby calves

What equipment is this and its use?

• Magnet (stripped) and Magnet tube

• Used to treat hardware’s disease

What equipment is this and its use?

• Pelvimeter

• Used to measure pelvic area in heifers

What equipment is this and its use?

• Implant gun

• Used to administer medications under the skin or in the ear

What equipment is this and its use?

• Scrotal knife

• Used for castration

What equipment is this and its use?

• Scrotal tape

• Used to measure scrotal circumference of bulls

What equipment is this and its use?

• Stomach pump or oiler

• Used for oral administration of medication

What equipment is this and its use?

• Trocar and Cannula

• Treat Bloat

What equipment is this and its use?

• Tatooer and tattoo ink

• Used for permanent identification

What equipment is this and its use?

• Barnes Dehorner

• Used to remove horns on adult cattle

What equipment is this and its use?

• Curry comb

• Used to groom cattle

• White’s Improved Emasculator

• Used for castration

What equipment is this and its use?

• Ear tagger

• Used for temporary identification

What equipment is this and its use?

• Bander or Elastrator

• Used for bloodless castration

What equipment is this and its use?

• Paint brand

• Used for temporary identification

What equipment is this and its use?

• Palpation sleeve

• Used to assist with calving, artificial insemination, and pregnancy diagnosis

What equipment is this and its use?

• Neck chain

• Temporary identification

What equipment is this and its use?

• Nose lead or twitch

• Used for leading/controlling bulls

What equipment is this and its use?

• Chin ball marker

• Used for identification of cows in estrus

What equipment is this and its use?

• Milk claw

• Used for milking dairy cattle