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ear notcher
what is this
make permanent identifying marks in the ears of pigs, goats, and sheep
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identification-tag applicator
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apply ear tags to cattle, sheep, and goats
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manual tattoo outfit
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identify an animal permanently by placing numbers or letters inside the ear, lip, or thigh
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hot-iron branding irons
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identify an animal permanently by placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip
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electric branding iron
what is it
identify an animal permanently by placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip
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freeze branding iron
what is it
identify an animal by permanently placing numbers, letters, or designs on the animal’s shoulder or hip
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marking paint
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mark an animal temporarily
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rope halter
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control an animal’s head while the animal is in a chute or white it is being led
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cattle prod
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make livestock move into chutes or alleyways
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squeeze chute
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secure a cow or bull in place while maintaining access to its head, feet, and rear
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nose lead
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control the head by applying pressure to the nasal septum
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bull ring
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to control the head of a bull by applying pressure to the nasal septum on a semipermanent basis
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lariat with quick-release honda
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capture an animal by the neck or feet
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hip lift
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assist a cow to stand; most commonly used in postparturient paresis, milk fever, generalized weakness, obturator paralysis caused by fracture repairs, and when a cow is down on wet cement
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cow sling
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get a cow back on its feet after surgery, injury, or illness
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trocar and cannula
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release from the rumen gases that cause bloating
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magnet
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collect and hold metal that has been ingested by a cow as it eats; can cause “hardware disease” if allowed to pass through the rumen
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calf weaners
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keep weaned calves and adults from nursing
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horn gouge
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remove horn buds or very small horns
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barnes dehorner
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remove small horns from calves, goats, and sheep
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keystone dehorner
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remove medium-sized to large horns
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wire saw with handles
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remove large horns
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electric dehorner
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remove horn buds by killing the cells that produce horns or to cauterize blood vessels after the horn has been removed by other methods
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burdizzo emasculatome
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perform a bloodless castration in a large animal
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elastrator
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perform a bloodless castration or tail dock on a large animal
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white emasculator
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perform castration on a large animal
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newberry castrating knife
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cut the scrotal sac for testicle exposure
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all-in-one lamb castrator, docker, and ear marker
what is it
castrate, dock the tails, and notch the ears of lambs, kids, and piglets
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obstetrical chains and handles
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assist with the delivery of a calf
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fetal extractor
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assist with the delivery of a calf
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calf snare
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assist with the delivery of a calf
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obstetrical wire guide
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help guide the OB wire to the appropriate area for cutting
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fetotomy knife
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disarticulate a dead fetus so as to aid in its removal
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fetatome
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disarticulate a dead fetus so as to aid in its removal
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krey obstetrical hook
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hold onto the fetus while performing an embryotomy
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umbilical tape with buhner needle
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suture a large animal after abdominal surgery or to suture the vagina closed after a prolapse
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vulva suture pins
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retain a uterine or vaginal prolapse
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freemartin probe
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check for freemartin heifers and to determine whether a heifer that is a twin to a bull calf has a normal reproductive tract
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ewe prolapse retainer
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retain a vaginal prolapse
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lambing instrument
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help a lamb from the birth canal
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long-handled hoof nippers
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rough-cut long hooves of cattle and horses while the foot is on the ground
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hoof knife
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trim the frog and sole of an animal’s foot
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swiss hoof knife
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trim the sole’s of an animal’s foot
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hoof tester
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check through a hoof wall for abscesses or sore spots
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hoof abscess knife
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curette a small hoof abscess
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hoof block
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help a cow that has an injured hoof by protecting the injured hoof
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pig tooth nipper
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clip the wolf teeth of piglets
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rectal prolapse rings
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retain rectal prolapses
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hoof trimmer for sheep and goats
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trim excess hoof material
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teat dilator
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open the teat canal
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