[Jacob-list] Docking tails and castrations

[Mark Essen]

I did fail to mention that the all sheep and goats were vaccinated with 
CD-T.  In the event that tetanus would have been a concern.

ARTHUR PARTRIDGE wrote:

> --Mark wrote--

>   

>> The neighbor's vet visit is over and the tails are all banded, actually 

>> double banded. The vet is from New Zealand and comes from a strong 

>> sheep background. She said that she prefers cutting and heating 

>> (cauterizing), but did not have that equipment with her. She was very 

>> comfortable with banding. She said that the tails will be gone in less 

>> than one month. 

>> We also castrated lambs, kids, and calves and she used a knife for that.

>>     

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> Same with my vet, she prefers cutting instead of banding for tails and

> castrations.  There is no chance of accidentally leaving the ram lamb

> partially intact, it only takes one....  She leaves her cauterizer here

> with me.  It came in handy one day when a ewe laid down on something sharp

> and started bleeding from the chest.  I tried to stop the bleeding, but

> couldn't and then I remembered the cauterizer.  It sealed the wound

> immediately.  Today on Sheep-list was a post about problems with tetanus

> when using bands, apparently it does happen.  One suggestion was to

> sterilize the bands in alcohol.  I would think that the tetanus comes in

> later if there is an open wound around the band and soil, etc. gets in

> there.  Another reason to make certain that the pregnant ewes are

> vaccinated and the lambs are vaccinated at one month, with a booster around

> two months.  I forgot the exact schedule.

>

> Cathy

> Moscow, Idaho

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Mark Essen
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