[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 18

[Christi Churchill]

If butchering is planned, wouldn't NOT banding him reduce the taste quality
of the meat?  Curious because we have one whose testicles did not drop
until he was 5 weeks old.  They have dropped now, but I'd rather not band
him as long as the meat will be OK.

Christi

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Carl Fosbrink
<fourhornfarm at frontier.com>wrote:


> My question is what do you intend to do with this ram that you think he

> needs his scrotum banded? Do you intend to keep him for wool or have him

> butchered at a later date or sell him? Banding a ram's scrotum at a year of

> age is a dig deal and would be costly to have it done properly.

>

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> From: "G & J Johnston" <westergladstone at btinternet.**com<westergladstone at btinternet.com>

> >

> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:27 PM

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> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 18

>

>  May I throw into the discussion the fact that here in Great Britain,

>> banding

>> is not allowed after seven days of age.  This can sometimes be almost

>> impossible to stick to with hill flocks or with very small sheep such as

>> Soay.

>>

>> Juliet

>>

>> www.scothebs.co.uk

>>

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