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Angus Bull
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Angus Cow
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Brahman Bull
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Brahman Cows and Calves
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Brangus Bull
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Charolais Bull
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Charolais Cow and Calf
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Chianini Cow and Calf
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Chianini Bull
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Hereford Bull
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Limousin Bull
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Polled Hereford Bull
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Simmental Cow and Calf (solid color pattern)
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Simmental Cow (Piebald color pattern)
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Hoof Trimmer
Use: trimming hooves
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Artificial Vagina (black tube) & sleeve (denim)
Use: collecting semen from bulls for A.I.
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Horn Tube
Use: Removing small horns or “scurs” (tips of small horns attached to hide but not to the skull)
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Electric dehorner
Use: removing horns (burns them off)
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Hoof knife
Use: trimming hooves
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CIDR (white “y”) & CIDR inserter (orange tool)
Use: synchronization of estrus (Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release)
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KAMAR heat detection patch
Use: detection of estrus (white- not in estrus; red- in estrus; was mounted by another cow)
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Obstetrical chains & handle
Use: pulling calves
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A.I. rod or gun
Use: deposition of semen (A.I.)
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Marking crayon
Use: temporary identification
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Vacutainer (tube) & holder
Use: blood sampling
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Balling gun
Use: oral administration of medications
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Emasculator (bloodless)
Use: castration (crushes spermatic cord)
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Esophageal feeder
Use: feeding baby calves
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Magnet (stripped) & magnet tube
Use: treat hardware’s disease (cattle often eat metal bits when grazing; magnet binds it in the rumen so it will not poke through stomach)
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Pelvimeter
Use: measuring pelvic area in heifers (used as a genetic tool)
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Implant gun
Use: administer medications under the skin or in the ear
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Scrotal knife
Use: castration
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Scrotal tape
Use: measuring scrotal circumference of bulls
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Stomach pump or oiler
Use: oral administration of medication (a tube is attached to the nozzle under the pump and threaded down the animal esophagus; the end opposite the pump is attached to the container with the medicine- for large volumes)
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Trocar (sharp end) & cannula (hollow tube)
Use: treat bloat (the sharp end is placed in the tube and jabbed through the side of the animal into the rumen which lets the excess gas out
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Tatooer & tattoo ink
Use: permanent identification (tattoo is on inside of ear)
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Dehorner (Barnes)
Use: removing horns on adult cattle
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Curry comb
Use: grooming cattle
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Emasculator (White’s Improved)
Use: castration
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Ear tagger
Use: temporary identification
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Bander or Elastrator
Use: castration (bloodless- the rubber band is placed above the testicles and prevents blood flow to the testicles; testicles shrivel up)
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Paint brands
Use: temporary identification
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Palpation sleeve
Use: assisting with calving; artificial insemination; and pregnancy diagnosis
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Neck chain
Use: temporary identification
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Nose lead or twitch
Use: leading/controlling bulls
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Chin Ball marker
Use: identification of cows in estrus (positioned under the chin of bull; filled with paint; bull mounts to breed; and paints cow’s tail head when slides off). Also identifies which bull breeds which cow; often each bull has a different color paint.
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Milk claw
Use: milking dairy cattle
What 2 breeds were seen at the NCSU Beef unit?
Angus & Polled Hereford
How many calving seasons do most beef cattle producers have? and How many does NCSU have?
Normally only 1 calving season, but NCSU has 2
When does the Angus herd calve?
August, September, and October
About how many Angus cows are there?
40
When does the hereford herd calve?
January & February
How many hereford cows are there?
40
What does the universal numbering system of cattle do?
Uses numbers to provide a unique way to identify animals on a farm followed by a letter which indicates the year they were born.
If there were less than 100 cows in a herd, what would be the first calves number?
01
If there were over 100 cows in the herd, what would be the first calves number?
001
What letter indicates that a calf was born in 2013?
A
What letter would indicate a calf born in 2023?
L
What letter is skipped in the numbering system and why?
I, it looks too much like the letter 1.
If a calf is lettered 1-40, what breed is it likely to be and why?
Hereford, they calve earlier in the year
How many of each breed of cow would be born every year?
40 Hereford and 40 Angus
If a Hereford calf was born late in the season (February) what is the likely means of breeding?
Natural
What is a black baldie?
A crossbred between Angus and Hereford
What is the purpose of the head catch in a working chute?
To hold the cow’s head to prevent them from moving around while they are being treated
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