. Dehorning and castrating cattle. Castration; Dehorning. 10 farmers' BULLETIN 949. from a week to 6 or 8 months old may be safely castrated. If the calf is too young, however, the testicles are undeveloped and may be difficult to secure, while if more than 8 months old severe hem- orrhage may result which may terminate The usual time to castrate calves is when they are about 4 months old. A dry, cool day during a period when grass or forage is plentiful should be selected, if possible, but the operation should not be delayed too long be- cause of the lack of these conditions. The ca
. Dehorning and castrating cattle. Castration; Dehorning. 10 farmers' BULLETIN 949. from a week to 6 or 8 months old may be safely castrated. If the calf is too young, however, the testicles are undeveloped and may be difficult to secure, while if more than 8 months old severe hem- orrhage may result which may terminate The usual time to castrate calves is when they are about 4 months old. A dry, cool day during a period when grass or forage is plentiful should be selected, if possible, but the operation should not be delayed too long be- cause of the lack of these conditions. The calf may be castrated in the dehorning chute at the same time he is being dehorned, or he may be thrown to the ground for the operation. THROWING THE ANIMALS. On the range the common method of throwing an animal consists in casting a noose around the fore leg and tightening it quickly. This causes the animal to fall. Another method is to place a rope around the animal's neck and another around its hind legs. Both ropes are then tightened and an assistant throws the animal by " tailing " it. The animal can be secured on the ground by tying the rope on its neck to a post at one end of the pen and the one on its hind legs to a post at the other end of the pen, or the fore and hind legs may be brought together as far as possible and tied securely. The latter method is known as " hog ; MATERIALS REQUIRED. The only implements nec- essary for Castrating are a pjG 8.—Side of dehorning chute without gate. sharp knife and a pan con- taining a 3 per cent solution of a standard disinfectant. An ordi- nary pocketknife with a medium-sized blade will do. If the scrotum or bag is filthy it should be thoroughly washed with the disinfectant, otherwise this will not be necessary. The knife should be kept in the disinfectant at all times when not in Fig. 7.—Side of dehorning chute, showing Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images
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